Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-21
Regulations Covering Area to.
Surround Buildings Are
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Established. =
CITY is SUBDIVIDED
INTO FOUR DISTRICTS
Plan Is Subject to Protests at Pub.
lie Hearings to Start
August 9.

around all buildings erected in Wash
ington after September 1 will be in
sured by area regulations made pub
lie by the coming commission today.
These regulations will be subject to
protest at the public hearing to be
held by the coming commission at the
District building on August 2.
The commission has laid the city
off into four area districts, to be
known as A. B, C and d. A takes in
the suburbs, where the homes are de-
tached or semi-detached; b, the
neighborhoods of attached houses:
I, hish-class residential and also the
| Industrial sections, and D, the DOWN
| town business section.
Within a few days the zoning COM
mission will have in the hands of the
advisory committee in each section
of the city copy of the map show
| ing just where the A B. c and d
area districts are located.
| Members of the zoning commission
feel that the area regulations will be
of more real benefit to the people of
| the city than the height and use reg
! ulations. because they will guarantee
sufficient light and air to all build
| ings erected in future.
| District A Regulations.
District A, which takes in the SUBJ
urban sections of the city, shall be
governed by the following regula-
| tions:
Front yard. There shall be a front
yard having depth of not less than
nfteen feet. Where parking space il
provided on any street, or a building
restriction line exists. such parking
space and the space between the
building restriction line and the line
OF said street shall be considered rs
part. of the required front yard. =
| Rear yard. There shall be a rear
yard having depth of not less than
10 per cent of the depth Of the lot,
nor less than fifteen feet deep, nor
less than Eve inches deep for each
feot of building height. r..
| Side yard. There shall be at least
one side yard having a width of not
less than 10 per cent of the lot width,
nor less than five feet wide. nor less
than two inches wide for each foot
OF building height, nor less than two
inches wide for each foot of building
| length.
Open court. An open court shall
have width of not less than five feet
nor less than two and one-half inches
wide for each foot of height of such
court. nor less than two and one-half
inches wide for each foot of length
of such court from the closed end
| lnclosed court-An inclosed court
shall have a width of not less than
six feet nor be less than three inches
wide for each foot of height of such
court. nor shall its area be less than
twice the square of its required least
| dimensions
PERCENTAGE of lot occupancy-No
| building, with its accessory buildings
shall occupy in excess of 40 per cent
or an interior lot nor in excess of SO
per cent of a corner lot.
District b Regulations.
District B, which takes in all neigh
borhoods of attached houses, shall be
governed as follows:
Front yard-There shall be a front
yard having depth of not less than
nfteen feet. Where parking space is
provided on any street or a building
restriction line exists such parking
space and space between the building
restriction line and the line of said
street shall be considered as a part
of the required front yard.
Rear yard-There shall be a rear
yard having depth of not less than
10 per cent of the depth of the lot,
nor less than fifteen feet on interior
lots or ten feet on corner lots, nor
less than four inches deep for each
foot of building height
Side yard-A side yard. il provided
shall have width of not less than
10 per cent of the lot width, nor less
than five feet wide. nor less than two
inches wide for each foot of building
height, nor less than one and a half
inches wide for each foot of build
ing length.
open court-An open court shall
be not less than five feet wide. nor
less than two inches wide for each
foot of height of such court nor less
than two inches wide for each foot
of length of such court from the
closed end.
Inclosed court-An inclosed court
shall be not less than six feet wide.
nor less than two and a half inches
wide for each foot of height of such
court, nor shall its area be less than
twice the square of its required least
dimensions.
Percentage of lot occupancy-No
building. with its accessory building.
shall occupy in excess Of so per cent
of any interior lot. nor in excess of
so per cent of the corner lot.
District C Regulations.
District c. which applies to high
class residential and industrial Sec
tions. lying mainly in the boundaries
of the old city. shall be governed as
follows:
No front yard provided for.
Rear yard-There shall be a rear
yard having a depth of not less than
10 per cent of the depth of the lot,
nor less than ten feet on interior
lots. or five feet on corner lots, nor
less than two inches deep for each
foot of building height. Where a
side yard is provided on interior lots
the depth of the rear yard may be
decreased by five feet.
Side yard-A side yard. if provided.
shall have a width of not less than
10 per cent of the lot width, nor less
than five feet, nor less than one ana
a half inches wide for each foot OF
building height, nor less than one
inch wide for each foot OF building
length.
Open court-An open court shall be
not less than five feet wide, nor less
than two inches wide for each foot
of height of such court, nor less than
two inches wide for each foot of
length of such court from the closed
Inclosed court-An inclosed court
shall be not less than six feet wide.
nor less than two inches wide for
each height of such court, nor shall
its area be less than twice the square
of its required least dimensions.
Percentage of lot occupancy-Ho 2
building with its accessory buildings
shall occupy in excess of 20 per cent
of an interior lot nor in excess Of so per
cent of a corner lot, except that build
inss or that portion of a building used
for commercial or industrial purposes
may occupy 80 per cent OF an interior
lot Or 100 per Gent Of q fokReE lot p2 e