D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 11-634

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Rule 11-634 - PERCENTAGE OF LOT OCCUPANCY (CR)

634.1

Except as provided in § 634.4, no structure, including an accessory building devoted to residential use, shall occupy more than seventy- five percent (75%) of the lot upon which it is located.

634.2

For the purposes of this section, the percentage of lot occupancy may be calculated on a horizontal plane located at the lowest level where residential uses begin.

634.3

For the purposes of this section, "residential uses" includes dwellings, flats, multiple dwellings, rooming and boarding houses, hospitals, and community-based residential facilities.

634.4

No public recreation and community center shall occupy more than twenty percent (20%) of the lot upon which it is located; except that it may occupy up to forty percent (40%) if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment pursuant to § 3104.1, provided that the agency shows that the increase is consistent with agency policy of preserving open space.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 11-634

§ 4506.2 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3482, 3503 (August 7, 1981); and Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8386 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10137 (November 28, 2003)