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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
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SubTilte 11-K. SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES |
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Chapter 11-K7. REED-COOKE ZONES - RC-1 THROUGH RC-3 |
Section 11-K702. HEIGHT AND PENTHOUSE REGULATIONS (RC)
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702.1 The maximum permitted building height, not including the penthouse, in a RC zone shall not exceed that given in the following table:
TABLE K § 702.1: MAXIMUM PERMITTED BUILDING HEIGHT AND STORIES
Zone
Maximum Height
(Feet)
Maximum No. of Stories
RC-1
40
3
RC-2
40
No limit
RC-3
40
50 with IZ
No limit
702.2 In the RC-3 zone, a building shall be permitted a maximum height of fifty feet (50 ft.), not including the penthouse, provided fifty percent (50%) of the additional gross floor area made possible by the height bonus is devoted to low and moderate income household units, as defined in Subtitle B, Chapter 2.
702.3 Penthouses shall be subject to the regulations of Subtitle C, Chapter 15 and the height and story limitations specified in Subtitle K § 702.4.
702.4 The maximum permitted height of a penthouse, except as prohibited on the roof of a detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, rowhouse or flat in Subtitle C § 1500.4, shall be as set forth in the following table:
TABLE K § 702.4: MAXIMUM PERMITTED PENTHOUSE HEIGHT AND STORIES
ZONE
Maximum Penthouse Height
Maximum Penthouse Stories
RC-1
RC-2
12 ft. except
15 ft. for penthouse mechanical space
1
RC-3
12 ft., except
18 ft. 6 in. for penthouse mechanical space
1;
Second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space