Section 11-H905. REAR YARD

905.1   A minimum rear yard in the NC-9 through NC-17 zones shall be as set forth in the following table:

 

TABLE H § 905.1: MINIMUM REQUIRED REAR YARD

 

Zone	Minimum Rear Yard   (Feet)
NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-14,  NC-16, and NC-17	15
NC-12, NC-13  and NC-15	12

 

905.2 In the NC-13-zone, rear yards shall be measured as follows:

 

(a) 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;

 

(b) Where a lot abuts an alley:

 

(1) For that portion of the structure below a horizontal plane described in Subtitle G § 905.2(a), rear yard shall be measured from the center line of the alley to the rear wall of the portion; and

 

(2)For that portion of the structure above the horizontal plane described in Subtitle G § 905.2(a), rear yard shall be measured from the rear lot line to the rear wall of that portion immediately above the plane; and

 

(c) 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, 2987 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 22 (January 6, 2017).