Section 12-G401. GENERAL

 

Strike Section 401.3 in the International Property Maintenance Code in its entirety and insert new Sections 401.3 and 401.4 in the Property Maintenance Code in its place to read as follows:

 

 

401.3 Window obstruction where natural light or natural ventilation is required. Exterior glazed openings shall open directly onto a public way or onto a yard or court in accordance with the provisions in effect when the building was approved for occupancy. Wherever walls or other portions of a structure face a window of any room and such obstructions are located less than 3 feet (914 mm) from the window and extend to a level above the sill of the window, such window shall not be deemed to face directly to the outdoors nor to a court and shall not be included as contributing to the required minimum total window area for the room.  A reasonable number of trees or shrubs shall not violate this section.

 

401.4 Habitable spaces. Habitable spaces are permitted below grade plane, provided they meet the requirements of this code.

 

 

authority

Section 10 of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986 (Act), effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-216; D.C. Official Code § 6-1409 (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 2009-22, dated February 25, 2009, as amended.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3196 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23, 2014).

EditorNote

The District of Columbia Property Maintenance Code (2013), referred to as the “Property Maintenance Code,” consists of the 2012 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, published by the International Code Council (ICC), as amended by the District of Columbia Property Maintenance Code Supplement (2013) (12 DCMR G). The International Property Maintenance Code is copyrighted by the ICC and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at: http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/ipmc/2012/index.htm?bu=IC-P-2012-000006&bu2=IC-P-2012-000019.