Section 11-J205. REAR YARD

205.1 A rear yard shall be provided for each structure located in a PDR zone.

205.2 The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be two and one-half inches (2.5 in.) per one foot (1 ft.) of vertical distance from the mean finished grade at the middle of the rear of the structure to the highest point of the main roof or parapet wall, but not less than twelve feet (12 ft.).

205.3 Where the rear lot line of a lot abuts or is separated only by an alley from a residential zone or residential use of a property, a rear yard shall be provided from the ground up, subject to the transitional setback requirements of Subtitle J § 207. 

205.4 Except as required in Subtitle J § 205.3, the rear yard need not be provided below a horizontal plane twenty feet (20 ft.) above the mean finished grade at the middle of the rear of the structure.

205.5 For that portion of the structure above the horizontal plane, the depth of rear yard may be measured as follows:

(a) When the lot abuts an alley, from the center line of the alley to the rear wall of the portion immediately above the plane; or

(b) When the lot does not abut an alley, from the rear lot line to the rear wall of the portion immediately above the plane.

205.6 In the case of a through lot or a corner lot abutting three (3) or more streets, the depth of rear yard may be measured from the center line of the street abutting the lot at the rear of the structure. 

205.7 A required rear yard may be within a required transitional setback provided all transitional setback conditions are met.

 

 

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, 3163 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).