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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-K8. MIXED-USE UPTOWN ARTS ZONES - ARTS-1 THROUGH ARTS-4 |
Section 11-K803. HEIGHT AND PENTHOUSE REGULATIONS (ARTS)
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803.1 Except as provided in this section, the maximum permitted building height, not including the penthouse, shall be as set forth in the following table:
TABLE K § 803.1: MAXIMUM PERMITTED BUILDING HEIGHT
Zone
Maximum Height
ARTS-1
50 ft.
50 ft. (IZ)
ARTS-2
65 ft.
70 ft. (IZ)
ARTS-3
65 ft.
75 ft. (IZ)
ARTS-4
90 ft.
100 ft. (IZ)
803.2 A public recreation and community center shall not exceed a maximum height of forty-five feet (45 ft.) in any ARTS zone.
803.3 In the underlying ARTS-3 zone, a building may be constructed in excess of the height limit of sixty-five feet (65 ft.), up to a maximum height of seventy-five feet (75 ft.); provided:
(a) No penthouse permitted by this title shall exceed a height of eighty-three and one-half feet (83.5 ft.) above the measuring point used for the building; and
(b) If a lot abuts either a R, RF, or RA zone or an alley that serves as the zone district boundary line of an adjacent R, RF, or RA zone, no part of the building shall project above a plane drawn at a forty-five degree (45°) angle from a line located fifty feet (50 ft.) directly above the property line that abuts the R, RF, or RA zone or the alley.
803.4 In the ARTS-4 zone, if a building is located on a lot that abuts a street, an alley, or a zone district boundary with a R, RF, or RA zone, no part of the building, including the penthouse, shall project above a plane drawn at a forty-five degree (45°) angle from a line located sixty-five feet (65 ft.) directly above the property line on each such street, alley, or zone district boundary line.
803.5 Penthouses shall be subject to the regulations of Subtitle C, Chapter 15 and the height and story limitations set forth in the following table:
TABLE K § 803.5: MAXIMUM PERMITTED PENTHOUSE HEIGHT AND STORIES
ZONE
Maximum Penthouse Height
Maximum Penthouse Stories
ARTS-1
12 ft. except
15 ft. for penthouse mechanical space
1;
Second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space
ARTS-2
12 ft. except
18 ft. 6 in. for penthouse mechanical space
1;
Second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space
ARTS-3
Except as limited in Subtitle K § 803.3:
12 ft. except
18 ft. 6 in. for penthouse mechanical space
1
ARTS-4
Except as limited in Subtitle K § 803.4:
20 ft.
1 plus mezzanine;
Second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space