Section: 11-B304

RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) (Rename History)

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 12/24/2021 12:00:00 AM

Authority : § 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, 2650 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 8555 (August 17, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 11934 (October 26, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 71 (January 4, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 013834 (December 24, 2021).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
N141447 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case No. 08-06R - Amending 11-A DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Technical Corrections to Z.C. Order 08-06A View Text 6/20/2025
Vol 72/25
R0051091 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) View Text Effective:
12/24/2021
R0036854 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) View Text Effective:
1/4/2019
N0077348 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Final Rulemaking: Case No. 17-18 - Office of Planning (Text Amendment to Subtitle B Regarding the Measurement of Floor Area Ratio) View Text 1/4/2019
Vol 66/1
R0035684 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) View Text Effective:
10/26/2018
N0074514 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Final Rulemaking & Order No. 08-06Q: Case No. 08-06Q ((Office of Planning – Minor Modification to Z.C. Order No. 08-06A re: Subtitle B § 304.3 (Rules of Measurement) and Subtitle I § 200 (Density – Floor Area Ratio)) View Text 10/26/2018
Vol 65/44
N0074183 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case No. 17-18 (Office of Planning –Text Amendments to Subtitle B Regarding the Measurement of Floor Area Ratio) View Text 9/28/2018
Vol 65/39 - Part 1
R0035614 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) View Text Effective:
8/17/2018
N0072793 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Z.C. Case No. 17-18 (Text Amendments re: the Measurement of Height and Floor Area Ratio) View Text 8/17/2018
Vol 65/33
N0071268 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission, DC - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case No. 17-18 (Office of Planning –Text Amendments to Subtitles A, B, D, E, F, J, and K regarding the Measurement of Height and Floor Area Ratio) View Text 6/29/2018
Vol 65/26
R0019133 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) View Text Effective:
9/6/2016
N0057419 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission Notice of Final Rulemaking & Order No. 08-06A: Text and Map Amendment to Implement the Comprehensive Revisions to the Zoning Regulations – Subtitle B (Definitions, Rules of Measurement, and Use Categories) View Text 3/4/2016
Vol 63/11 - Part 2
N0057481 Final Rulemaking Z.C. Notice of Final Rulemaking & Order No. 08-06A: Case Nos. 08-06A, 08-06B, and 08-06C (Text and Map Amendment to Implement the Comprehensive Revisions to the Zoning Regulations - Subtitle B) View Text 3/4/2016
Vol 63/11 - Part 2
N0053464 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Z.C. Case No. 08-06A & 08-06B (Text Amendment – 11 DCMR: Title 11, Zoning Regulations – Comprehensive Text Revisions) - Subtitle B View Text 5/29/2015
Vol 62/23 - Part 2
N0053481 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case No. 08-06A (Title 11, Zoning Regulations – Subtitle B: Definitions, Rules of Measurement, and Use Categories) View Text 5/29/2015
Vol 62/23 - Part 2
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