Section 11-U600. MATTER-OF-RIGHT USES ON ALLEY LOTS (R, RF, AND RA)

 

600.1The following uses shall be permitted as a matter-of- right on an alley lot in the R, RF, and RA zones subject to any applicable conditions:

 

(a)Agricultural, both residential and large;

 

(b)Artist studio subject to the following conditions:

 

(1)Occupancy of the building shall be limited to one (1) artist and one (1) apprentice for each four hundred and fifty square feet (450 sq. ft.) of gross floor area of a building on an alley lot;

 

(2)All operations and storage of materials shall occur inside the building;

 

(3)Incidental sales of art work produced by the occupants of the studio shall be permitted within the studio; and

 

(4)The artist may teach one (1) or more apprentices;

 

(c)Camping by the owner of an alley lot on the alley lot in a tent, wagon, van, automobile, truck, or trailer, subject to the following conditions:

 

(1)The use shall be located so that it is not likely to become objectionable to adjoining and nearby property because of noise, traffic, parking, lighting, sanitation, or otherwise objectionable conditions; 

 

(2)Open fires shall not be permitted; and

 

(3)The use shall not be for more than two (2) consecutive weeks and no more than one (1) month per calendar year;

 

(d)Parking subject to the following conditions:

 

(1)Surface parking spaces for use by residents of the square;

 

(2)Not more than two (2) car-sharing spaces; and

 

(3)Parking garage on a lot not containing another use shall meet the following conditions:

 

(A)No more than two (2) motor vehicles may be housed on the lot;

 

(B)The building may not exceed four hundred fifty square feet (450 sq. ft.); and

 

(C)The building shall open directly onto an alley; and

 

(e)Residential dwelling, provided that the use shall be limited to one (1) dwelling unit on an alley lot, subject to the following limitations:

 

(1)The alley lot is wholly within an R-3, R-13, or R-17 zone, an RF zone, or an RA zone;

 

(2)A residential dwelling may not be constructed or other building converted for a dwelling unit unless there is a minimum of four hundred and fifty square feet (450 sq. ft.) of lot area;

 

(3)The alley lot has access to an improved public street as follows:

 

(A)Through an improved alley or alleys twenty-four feet (24 ft.) or more in width; or

 

(B)Through an improved alley no less than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in width and within three hundred (300) linear feet of an improved public street;

 

(4)The residential dwelling shall meet all building code requirements for a permanent residential structure; and 

 

(5)If the Zoning Administrator or other authorized building official determines that the access from a proposed dwelling on an alley lot is insufficient to provide the intended public safety, hygiene or other building code requirement, the application for the residential dwelling shall be referred to the Board of Zoning Adjustment. 

 

 

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, 3338 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).