Section 11-K704. REAR YARD (RC)

704.1 A minimum rear yard shall be provided for each structure located in the RC zones as set forth in the following table:

TABLE K § 704.1:  MINIMUM REAR YARD

 

Zone	Minimum Rear Yard Distance
RC-1	A distance equal to 4 inches per 1 foot of principal building height but no less than 15 feet
RC-2	15 feet
RC-3	15 feet

704.2 In the RC-2 and RC-3 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.

704.3 In the RC-2 and RC-3 zones, rear yards shall be measured as follows:

(a) Where a lot abuts an alley:

(1) For that portion of the structure below a horizontal plane, described in Subtitle K § 704.2, 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 K § 704.2, 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, 3176 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).