The Washington times., 1920-07-21
L|M|TSAREAS
Of BUILDINGS
Tentative Rules will Govern
New Construction in D. c.
After September |.
MAPS WILL SHOW CHANGE
Washington Divided Into Four
Sections, With Separate .
Plans for Each

Tentative area regulations for the
District, effective after September I,
next, were announced today by the
District zoning commission, Col.
Charles w. Kutz. Engineer Commits.
sioner. chairman. The regulations
may be changed when the zoning
commission begins it's public hear
ings on August o.
In the regulations four classes OF
area districts are provided. These
| regulations are made to determine the
fopen space that shall be left around
! all buildings erected in Washington
in the future.
HAS PREPARED MAPS.
An area" map which shows how
the regulations apply to various sec
tions has been made by the commits
sion. This map may be seen at any
time in the office Of the Engineer
Commissioner at the District build
ing. Copies of the area maps will be
sent to the advisory committees.
After September l. no building shall
be erected. nor shall an existing
building be altered, enlarged or re-
built, nor shalt any open spaces sur
| rounding any building be encroached
upon or reduced in any manner ex-
| cept in conformity with the area reg
ulations.
The regulations, in full, follow:
LIMITATION ON YARDS.
District "A, which takes in the sub
| urban sections of the city, shall be
| governed by the following regula-
| tions:
Front yard-There shall be a front
yard having a depth of not less than
nfteen feet. Where parking space is
provided on any street or building
restriction line exists, such parking
| space and the 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 a depth of not less than
10 per cent Of the depth Of the lot.
nor less than fifteen feet deep, nor
less than Ave inches deep for each
foot of building height.
| 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 a width OF not less than five
feet. NOR less than 2h inches wide
for each foot of height of such court,
nor less than 21a inches wide for each
| foot of length of such court from the
| closed end.
Enclosed court-An enclosed 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 it's area be less than
twice the square of its required least
dimensions.
| Percentage of lot occupancy-No
building. with its accessory build
| ings, shall occupy in excess OF forty
per cent of an interior lot nor in ex-
cess of fifty per cent of corner lot.
FOR ATTACHED HOUSES.
District B, which takes in row or
attached house neighborhoods. shall
be governed as follows:
Front yard-There shall be a front
yard having a depth of not less than
fifteen 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 part
of the required front yard.
Rear yard-There shall be a rear
yard having a depth of not less than
ten 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 a width of not less than
10 per cent of the lot width. not less
than five feet wide, nor less than two
Inches wide for each foot of building
height, nor less than Il inches 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
end.
Enclosed court-An enclosed court
shall be not less than six feet wide,
nor less than two and one half inches
wide for each foot of height of such
court, nor shall it's area be less than
twice the square of its required least
dimension.
Per centage of lot occupancy-No
building with it's accessory building,
shall occupy in excess of so per cent
Of any interior lot, nor in excess OF
90 per cent Of the corner lot.
HIGH CLASS RESIDENCES.
District c, which applies to high
class residential and Industrial sec
tions, shall be governed as follows:
No front yard provided for.
Rear ysrd-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 10 feet on interior lots.
or 5 feet on corner lots, nor less than
l2 inches deep for each foot Of build
ing height Where a side yard Is
provided on interior lots, the depth Of
the rear yard may be decreased by D
feet