11-E DCMR 202
202. LOT DIMENSIONS
Cite as D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11-E, § 202
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 E § 202.1: MINIMUM LOT WIDTH AND LOT AREA
Zones Type of Structure Minimum Lot Width (ft.) Minimum Lot Area (sq. ft.) RF Row 18 1,800 Semi-detached 30 3,000 All Other Structures 40 4,000
202.2 Except as provided in Subtitle E § 202.3, the minimum dimensions of lots for Mandatory or Voluntary Inclusionary Developments in the RF zones shall be as set forth in the following table, which incorporates the IZ modifications authorized by Subtitle C § 1002.2:
TABLE E § 202.2: MINIMUM LOT WIDTH AND LOT AREA FOR INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENTS
Zones Type of Structure Minimum Lot Width (ft.) Minimum Lot Area (sq. ft.) RF All Structures 16 1,500
202.3 The minimum lot width for Mandatory Inclusionary Developments may be reduced to no less than sixteen feet (16 ft.) if granted by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 9.
202.4 The minimum lot width and lot area of Voluntary Inclusionary Developments may be reduced to not less than as set forth in the following table if granted by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception pursuant to Subtitle X, Chapter 9:
TABLE E § 202.4: MINIMUM LOT WIDTH AND LOT AREA FOR VOLUNTARY INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENTS
Zones Type of Structure Minimum Lot Width (ft.) Minimum Lot Area (sq. ft.) RF All Structures 16 1,500
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2887 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 013834 (December 24, 2021); 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 Flat (RF) Zones
11-E DCMR § 202