D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 11-1902

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 33, August 16, 2024

Rule 11-1902 - HEIGHT AND BULK (ARTS)

1902.1

In the underlying C-3-A District, a building may be constructed in excess of the height limit of sixty-five feet (65 ft.), up to a maximum height of seventy-five feet (75 ft.); provided:

(a) No penthouse permitted by this title shall exceed a height of eighty-three and one-half feet (83.5 ft.) above the measuring point used for the building, or exceed one (1) story; and

(b) If the lot abuts either a Residence District or an alley that serves as the zone district boundary line of an adjacent Residence District, no part of the building shall project above a plane drawn at a forty-five degree (45°) angle from a line located fifty feet (50 ft.) directly above the property line that abuts the Residence District or the alley.

1902.2

In the underlying CR District, if a building is located on a lot that abuts a street, an alley, or a zone district boundary with a Residence District, no part of the building shall project above a plane drawn at a forty-five degree (45º) angle from a line located sixty-five feet (65 ft.) directly above the property line on each such street, alley, or zone district boundary line.

1902.3

In the underlying CR District, development of a lot or lots in a combined lot development pursuant to § 1905 shall provide not less than 2.5 floor area ratio (FAR) of residential or hotel development subject to the spacing requirement of § 1901.2, concurrent with any commercial development on the lot or combined lots; provided:

(a) This requirement shall not apply to:

(1) A lot or a combined lot having less than seven thousand five hundred square feet (7,500 ft.²) of land area;

(2) A conversion of a building constructed before 1958 to nonresidential uses; or

(3) A building that contributes to a historic district or is designated a landmark, and that has at least 0.5 FAR occupied by or reserved for one or more of the uses set forth in § 1908.1, other than 1908.1(m) and 1908.1(u), and at least 0.25 FAR of the space so occupied or reserved has a minimum floor-to-ceiling clear height of twenty (20) feet; or

(b) In developments in which residential development is required by this subsection, a certificate of occupancy for commercial or nonresidential uses shall not be issued prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a residential or hotel component.

1902.4

In the ARTS Overlay District, the bonus density and height permitted with bonus uses shall also serve as the guidelines for planned unit developments.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 11-1902

Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 1392, 1397 (February 23, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 8323, 8324 (November 13, 1992); 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, 8492 (October 20, 2000); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 58 DCR 4314, 4316 (May 20, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking and Order No. 08-29 published at 57 DCR 2308 (March 19, 2010); 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, 3, and 8 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 798, and 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01, 6-641.03, and 6-641.07 ).