D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-G204

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 11-G204 - TRANSITION SETBACKS IN THE MU-3B ZONE

204.1

In the MU-3B zone, the following transition setback requirements shall apply to any building or portion of a building within thirty feet (30 ft.) of a lot line directly abutting an R zone:

(a) A twenty-foot (20 ft.) minimum transition setback shall be provided from any lot line directly abutting an R zone extended as a vertical plane parallel to each abutting lot line. No building or portion of a building shall be constructed within the twenty-foot (20 ft.) transition setback; and

(b) An additional upper-story transition setback of ten feet (10 ft.) minimum shall be provided above a building height of forty feet (40 ft.), or top of third story.

204.2

Any required transition setback area required by this section shall not be used for loading.

204.3

A minimum of six feet (6 ft.) of any transition setback area required by this section, measured in from the abutting residential lot line, shall be landscaped with evergreen trees subject to the following conditions:

(a) The trees shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition;

(b) The trees shall be a minimum of eight feet (8 ft.) high when planted; and

(c) Planting locations and soil preparation techniques shall be shown on a landscape plan submitted with the building permit application to the Department of Buildings for review and approval according to standards maintained by the Department of Energy and Environment, which may require replacement of heavy or compacted soils with top and drainage mechanisms as necessary.

204.4

A required transition setback may include a required side or rear yard provided all conditions of each section are met.

204.5

No residential communal outdoor recreation space shall be located within fifty feet (50 ft.) of any lot line directly abutting an R zone extended as a vertical plane parallel to each abutting lot line.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-G204

Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 11297 (8/25/2023)