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Publications

02/05/2021 - 12:00pm

Under Section K-811.9(a), the amount of street frontage for eating and drinking establishments is limited to not more than 50% of specified blocks in the Mixed-Use Uptown Arts Zones. 

ZA-030
02/05/2021 - 12:00pm

The longstanding practice of the Office of Zoning Administration allows accessory buildings which are non-conforming due to not meeting required yard setbacks and/or contributing to an excessive lot occupancy, to be razed…

ZA-029
02/05/2021 - 12:00pm

The Zoning Administrator has determined that a Certificate of Occupancy for an existing hotel would not need to be changed to allow an extended stay hotel operation. A hotel or lodging use is permitted to have short term [i.e.

ZA-027
02/05/2021 - 12:00pm

Section B-304.8 excludes certain portions of an interior of a building from the calculation of Gross Floor Area [GFA]: 

ZA-026
02/05/2021 - 12:00pm

The Zoning Regulations exclude fences from yard setback requirements under Section B-324.1(b): 

ZA-025
08/26/2020 - 12:00pm

Proactive Inspection Schedule - September 2020

03/31/2020 - 12:00pm

State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) for District of Columbia for 2017 - 2020

03/31/2020 - 12:00pm

State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) for District of Columbia for 2017 - 2020

02/28/2020 - 12:00pm

Section B-100.2, Definitions, define a “Court, Closed” as: 

ZA-016
02/28/2020 - 12:00pm

The use of a vacant lot for temporary construction buildings, such as a trailer, is allowed as a matter-of-right, under 11 DCMR § U-202.1(p) in all R- zones: 

ZA-015
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