The Washington times., 1920-08-30
LEGAL NOTICES.

known respectively as Height, Area. and
Use Districts, and shall adopt ressistioa.
inss thereafter 20 be erected or altered
therein. and the purposes for which
buildings and premises therein may or
Now. therefore. tho said zoning Com
mission after public notice and hear
and by these regulations and maps ac-
eompanying them. does hereby establish
said height area and use districts and Il
tions. under the authority OF said Law
and subject 90 the penalties prescribed
In said law for violation of any Of said
The height. area and use district. pre-
scribed In said regulations are shown
District OF Columbia, and the precise
boundaries OF the districts are shown In
tho Official Height. Area and Use At
gineer Commissioner Of the District OF
Columbia These msPg and aliases are
hereby made parts Of said regulations.
These regulations shall become ef-
fectlVe on and after August 80. 1920. and
shall remain In force until modihed or
adopted by Said zoSins Commission after
public notice and hearing AS prescribed
Except as specifically superseded by
these regulations the building regulations
shall remain In full force and effect
SECTION I-DEFINITIONE.
For the purpose of these regulations.
NtfialH lffnsl anu words are HtIf"lln
nned as folloAs. but such definitions shall
not be held TO modify affect In any
way the legal Interpretations OF such
terms or words where used In other reg
Words used in the present tense In
clude the future; words In the singular
words In the plural number Include the
singular number; the word lot IN
ing includes the word structure" the
word shall" IL mandatory and not di-
reetory Any words not herein defined
shall be construed as defined or construed
in the building regulations.
Accessory building: A subordinate build
ing located In and occupying not more
main building, whose use Ia incidental to
that OF the main building, and which
does not exceed 10 feet In height above
the ground level
Alley: A public way designated as an
alley ~ the records OF tho surveyor. DIS
Apartment: a household unit in a
tenement or apartment house, suitable
for occupancy by one or more persons.
Area: See building area.
Building: structure having roof
supported by columns or walls for the
animals or chattels: and when separated
by division walls from the ground up
each portion OF such building shall be
''IS Building SaPsaae A2aa TSa Hn''ims ms.imum bor
it's accessory buildings, excluding open
SltpS' ''fTaCfS ana tOTHlCcs.
building Line: line beyond which
property owners or others have no legal
or vested right to extend II building or
mission and approval OF the proper
authorities; ordinarily line of demark-
alton between public and private prop
"rty. but also applied To building
striction 'Ilne, when recorded on the pIats
Of the surveyors office. District of Colum-
bia.
Cellar: That portion OF building be
low the first roOr joists. the moor OF
which Is more than one-half the clear
ceiling height below the adjacent ground.
such story may not be used for habi-
tation.
Community House: A group Of not more
than three buildings 20 designed as to give
IN" appearance Of n single building and
erected simultaneously.
Depth Of Rear Yard: The mean hori-
zontai distance between the rear line of
tho building and the center line Of the
alley where AN alley exists. otherwise the
Depth of Lot: The mean horizontal dis
tance between the front building line and
tho rear lot line.
District: Sections Of the District of
Columbia for which the regulations gov
crning the height. the area. or the use
OF buildings and premises are tho same.
Enclosed Court, An open unoccupied
space surrounded on all sides by walls or
by walls and lot line.
Garage: Any premises used for hous-
ing of steam or motor driven vehicles. or
whore such vehicles are equipped for op-
Grafton, repaired, or kept for hire or
Salc, not lhcluaing exhibition or show
rooms for model cars.
Height Of building In the 10 foot.
81 foot and 55 foot height districts. the
height Is the vertical distance from the
level of the curb opposite the middle of
the front Of the building to the top Of
any Snciosurc Wall Or TO I'll" highest point
of the roof. Provided, that in the S.
foot height district in the case Of A
building located on terrace the height
above the curb level may be increased by
OF the terrace above the same
feet. In the "a foot height district tbc
h"ight ~ tho vertical distance from the
ground level at IN" middle Of the front OF
tn" building to the Cciing Of the top story.
Height Of Court or Yard: Tho vertical
distance from the lowest level OF such court
or yard TO the highest point Of any bound
ing wall.
lIotcl: Every place where food and
lodging are provided for transient guests
Length Of open Court: The mean hort
%ontal distanc" between the open and closed
Lot: The land bounded by definite lines
and occupied or to be occupied by a build
ing and ITS accessory buildings and includ-
ing the open spaces required under these
land 50 recorded on tho records of the Sur
N"y"r, District Of columbia.
lot Corner: Lot. Triangular: A lot
fr"nting ON two or more streets at their
junction, said streets forming with each
other an angie Of - degrees or more is a
corner lot. when the angie formed by tho
intcrsocting streets is less than IS degrees
such lot shall be known as a triangular
lot, For the purpose of determining the
pcrccntaC" Of lot occupancy, corner and tri-
angular lots shall he assumed to have an
area not greater than 5000 square feet and
frontaG" not greater than 100 feet on
eithcr Of the intorscCtnE streets.
Lot, Interior. lot other than a corner
lot or triangular lot
lot, Through An interior lot having
frOntaE" on two streets.
lot Lines: The lines bounding lot as
defined herein
Non conforming use A use of a building
or promises occupied by or. IL vacant class
ihcd as - ~" that docs not conform with
tn" regulations Of the use district in which
SuCh building or premises is located
open Court: An open UnoCcupiod space
on tho sam" lot with building, extending
TO ana opening upon street. alley or yard.
Percentage Of Lot Occupancy: That
proportion OF such area of a lot as lios
within lot lines and building lines as de-
fined herein which is occupied or which
may be occupied, under these regulations.
as building area
Private Garage: A garage housing not
more than four steam or motor driven We
hiClcs, all tho property Of one owner.
Private stable: A stable housing not
more than four horses and four vehicles
all tho property OF one owncr.
Public Garage or Public stable: ga
rage or stable other than private garage
or stable.
Rear Yard An open space on the same
lot with q building between the rear line
OF tho building and the rear line of tho
lot. for tho full width OF the lot. and un-
occupied except as herein specifically au-