Rear yard are required only for residential uses and shall be established no lower than the first level of residential use.
A minimum rear yard of twelve feet (12 ft.) shall be provided in the MU-11, MU-12, MU-13, and MU-14 zones.
Where a lot abuts an alley, the rear yard may be measured from the center line of the alley to the rear wall of the building or other structure.
Where a lot does not abut an alley, the rear yard shall be measured from the rear lot line to the rear wall of the building or other structure.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment may waive rear yard requirements pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 9 and Subtitle G, Chapter 12.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-G505