D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11-K, § 203
Height (SEFC-1)
Effective Dec 24, 202168 DCR 013834Authority: § 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797), as amended; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2018 Repl.), and pursuant to § 6 of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1206; D.C. Official Code § 2 505(c) (2016 Repl.)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 3176 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 10932 (August 26, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 22 (January 6, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6110 (June 30, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 7200 (July 6, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 013834 (December 24, 2021).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
203.1 The maximum permitted building height, not including the penthouse or rooftop structure, in the SEFC-1 zones shall be on hundred and ten feet (110 ft.), except that:
- (a) The maximum permitted building height for Parcel A shall be one hundred thirty feet (130 ft.); and
- (b) An additional twenty feet (20 ft.) of building height is permitted in Parcels F, G, and H if reviewed and approved by the Zoning Commission pursuant to the standards and procedures of Subtitle K §§ 237.4 and 241.
203.2 Sites fronting on M Street, S.E., east of 4th Street, S.E., are restricted to a height of ninety feet (90 ft.) except that:
- (a) For Parcels D and E1, an additional twenty feet (20 ft.) of building height is permitted if reviewed and approved by the Zoning Commission pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection and the procedures of Subtitle K § 241;
- (b) For the remaining portions of Parcel E (i.e. excluding Parcel E1), an additional twenty feet (20 ft.) of building height is permitted only for a building that will be occupied by a federal use as a primary use, if such height is reviewed and approved by the Zoning Commission pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection and the procedures of Subtitle K § 241; and
- (c) For the purposes of the paragraph (a) and (b) reviews, the Zoning Commission shall consider the relationship of the new building to the Navy Yard and to the east and the report and consider recommendations of the United States Navy submitted pursuant to Subtitle K § 242.3. The Zoning Commission may require graduated height and/or design features because of the building's proximity to the Navy Yard.
203.3 The maximum permitted height of a penthouse or rooftop structure shall be twenty feet (20 ft.) and the maximum number of stories shall be one (1) plus a mezzanine, except that a second story for penthouse mechanical space shall be permitted.
203.4 The maximum permitted height of a penthouse shall be twenty feet (20 ft.), and the maximum number of stories within the penthouse shall be one (1) plus a mezzanine, except that a second story for penthouse mechanical space shall be permitted.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 3176 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 10932 (August 26, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 22 (January 6, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6110 (June 30, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 7200 (July 6, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 013834 (December 24, 2021).