11-D DCMR 202
202. LOT DIMENSIONS
Cite as D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11-D, § 202
LOT DIMENSIONS
202.1 Except as provided elsewhere in this title, the minimum required lot width and lot area for the creation of a new lot of record shall be as set forth in the following table:
TABLE D § 202.1: MINIMUM LOT WIDTH AND LOT AREA
Zones Type of Structure Minimum Lot Width (ft.) Minimum Lot Area (sq. ft.) R-1A All Structures 75 7,500 R-1B All Structures 50 5,000 R-2 Semi-detached 30 3,000 All Other Structures 40 4,000 R-3 Row 20 2,000 Semi-detached 30 3,000 All Other Structures 40 4,000
202.2 Except as provided in Subtitle D § 202.3, the minimum dimensions of lots for Mandatory or Voluntary Inclusionary Developments in any of the R-2 and R-3 zones, shall be as set forth in the following table, which incorporates the IZ modifications authorized by Subtitle C § 1002.2:
TABLE D § 202.2: MINIMUM LOT WIDTH AND LOT AREA FOR INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENTS
Zones Type of Structure Minimum Lot Width (ft.) Minimum Lot Area (sq. ft.) R-2 Semi-detached 25 2,500 Detached 32 3,200 R-3 All Structures 16 1,600
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2834 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 10620 (August 19, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 22 (January 6, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 2337 (February 22, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 009999 (July 10, 2026).
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations
Zoning Regulations of 2016:
Residential House (R) Zones
11-D DCMR § 202