D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 11-840

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

Rule 11-840 - HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES (C-M, M)

840.1

Except as provided in § 840.2 and in Chapters 20 through 25 of this title, the height of buildings or structures, not including a penthouse, in an Industrial District shall not exceed that given in the following table:

ZONE DISTRICT	MAXIMUM HEIGHT (Feet)	MAXIMUM HEIGHT (Stories)
C-M-1	40	3
C-M-2	60	No Limit
C-M-3	90	No Limit
M	90	No Limit

840.2

Spires, towers, domes, pinnacles or minarets serving as architectural embellishments, penthouses, ventilator shafts, antennas, chimneys, smokestacks, or fire sprinkler tanks may be erected to a height in excess of that which this section otherwise authorizes. This section shall not be interpreted to bypass otherwise required special exception reviews.

840.3

A penthouse may be erected to a height in excess of that which this section otherwise authorizes but shall not exceed the height, as measured from the surface of the roof upon which the penthouse is located, in the following table:

ZONE DISTRICT	MAXIMUM PENTHOUSE HEIGHT	MAXIMUM PENTHOUSE STORIES
CM-1	12 ft. except 15 ft. for penthouse mechanical space	1; second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space
CM-2	12 ft. except 18 ft. 6 in. for penthouse mechanical space	1; second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space
CM-3, M	20 ft.	1 plus mezzanine; second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 11-840

§§6201.1, 6201.2 and 6201.3 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 3975, 3979 (July 4, 1986); by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 1509, 1523 (February 24, 1989); Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8422-23 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 34 (January 4, 2008); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 390 (1/8/2016)

Authority: The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the "Commission"), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1 and 3 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 and 6-641.0 ).