840. HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES (C-M, M)

840 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES (C-M, M) 840.1 Except as provided in § 840.2 and in Chapters 20 through 25 of this title, the height of buildings or structures, not including a penthouse, in an Industrial District shall not exceed that given in the following table: ZONE DISTRICT MAXIMUM HEIGHT (Feet) MAXIMUM HEIGHT (Stories) C-M-1 40 3 C-M-2 60 No Limit C-M-3 90 No Limit M 90 No Limit 840.2 Spires, towers, domes, pinnacles or minarets serving as architectural embellishments, penthouses, 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. 840.3 A penthouse may be erected to a height in excess of that which this section otherwise authorizes but shall not exceed the height, as measured from the surface of the roof upon which the penthouse is located, in the following table: ZONE DISTRICT MAXIMUM PENTHOUSE HEIGHT MAXIMUM PENTHOUSE STORIES CM-1 12 ft. except 15 ft. for penthouse mechanical space 1; second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space CM-2 12 ft. except 18 ft. 6 in. for penthouse mechanical space 1; second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space CM-3, M 20 ft. 1 plus mezzanine; second story permitted for penthouse mechanical space 840.4 [REPEALED]. 840.5 [REPEALED]. SOURCE: §§ 6201.1, 6201.2 and 6201.3 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 3975, 3979 (July 4, 1986); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 1509, 1523 (February 24, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8422-23 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 34 (January 4, 2008);as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 390 (January 8, 2016). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning 11 DCMR § 840