530 HEIGHT

530.1 Except as specified in §§ 530 through 537 and in chapters 20 through 25 of this title, the height of buildings or structures in an SP District shall not exceed the height set forth in the following table:

ZONE DISTRICT	MAXIMUM HEIGHT (Free)	MAXIMUM HEIGHT (Stories)
SP - 1	65	No Limit
SP - 2	90	No Limit

530.2 A public recreation and community center shall not exceed a height of forty-five feet (45 ft.).

530.3 The height of buildings or structures as specified in §§ 530.1 and 530.2 may be exceeded in the instances provided in §§ 530.4 through 530.6.

530.4 Spires, towers, domes, pinnacles or minarets serving as architectural embellishments, penthouses over elevator shafts, ventilator shafts, antennas, chimneys, smokestacks, or fire sprinkler tanks may be erected to a height in excess of that which this section otherwise authorizes. This section shall not be interpreted to bypass otherwise required special exception reviews.

530.5 If housing for mechanical equipment or a stairway or elevator penthouse is provided on the roof of a building or structure, it shall be erected or enlarged as follows:

(a) It shall meet the requirements of § 411;

(b) It shall be set back from all exterior walls a distance at least equal to its height above the roof upon which it is located; and

(c) It shall not exceed eighteen feet, six inches (18 ft., 6 in.), in height above the roof upon which it is located. Mechanical equipment shall not extend above the permitted eighteen foot six inch (18 ft., 6 in.), height of the housing.

530.6 Housing for mechanical equipment or a stairway or elevator penthouse may be erected to a height in excess of that authorized in the district in which it is located.

530.7 Where required by the Act to Regulate the Height of Buildings in the District of Columbia, approved June 1, 1910 (36 Stat. 452, as amended; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-601.01 to 6-601.09 (formerly codified at D.C. Code §§ 5-401 to 5-409 (1994 Repl. & 1999 Supp.))), a height in excess of that permitted shall be authorized by the Mayor.

SOURCE: §§ 4201.1, 4201.2, and 4201.3 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by: Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 3975, 3976 (July 4, 1986); Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 1509, 1523 (February 24, 1989); and Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8376 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10137 (November 28, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 0034 (January 4, 2008).