Section 11-G705. REAR YARD

 

705.1 A minimum rear yard of twelve feet (12 ft.) shall be provided in the MU-23 zone. 

705.2 In the MU-23 zone, rear yards shall be measured as follows:

(a) Where a lot abuts an alley, the rear yard may be measured from the center line of the alley to the rear wall of the building or other structure; and

(b) Where a lot does not abut an alley, the rear yard shall be measured from the rear lot line to the rear wall of the building or other structure.

705.3 A minimum rear yard of fifteen feet (15 ft.) shall be provided in the MU-24 through MU-26 zones.

705.4 In the MU-24 through MU-26 zones, a horizontal plane may be established at twenty-five feet (25 ft.) above the mean finished grade at the middle of the rear of the structure for the purpose of measuring rear yards.

705.5 In the MU-24 through MU-26 zones, rear yards shall be measured as follows:

(a) Where a lot abuts an alley:

(a) For that portion of the structure below a horizontal plane described in Subtitle G § 705.4 from the center line of the alley to the rear wall of the portion; and

(b) For that portion of the structure above the horizontal plane described in Subtitle G § 705.4, from the rear lot line to the rear wall of that portion immediately above the plane; and

(b) Where a lot does not abut an alley, the rear yard shall be measured from the rear lot line to the rear wall of the building or other structure.

 

 

authority

§ 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2944 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).