Section: 11-B318

RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR REAR YARDS (Rename History)

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


Effective Date : 9/5/2025 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 Rep1.), 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 63 DCR 10620 (August 19, 2016); 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 7264 (July 28, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 006195 (May 23, 2025); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 009494 (September 5, 2025).

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
R0055129 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR REAR YARDS View Text Effective:
9/5/2025
N142214 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Final Rulemaking & Order No. 24-20 - Amending 11-B DCMR Ch.1, etc. - Rear Yard Measurements and Accessory Buildings in the R, RF & RA Zones View Text 9/5/2025
Vol 72/36
N141271 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Case No. 24-20 - Amending 11-B DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Clarifications to Rear Yard Measurements and Accessory Buildings in the R, RF & RA Zones View Text 6/6/2025
Vol 72/23
R0054992 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR REAR YARDS View Text Effective:
5/23/2025
N141132 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Final Rulemaking & Order No. 23-27 - Office of Planning - Amending 11-A DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Zoning Text and Map Amendments to Create the Navy Yard East (NYE) Zone and to Zone the Unzoned Navy Yard East Site with IZ @ Square 955, Lots 804-809 View Text 5/23/2025
Vol 72/21
N139367 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Case No. 23-27 - Amending 11-A DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Zoning Text and Map Amendments to Create the Navy Yard East Zone View Text 1/24/2025
Vol 72/4
R0052941 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR REAR YARDS View Text Effective:
8/25/2023
N132684 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Final Rulemaking & Order No. 18-16/19-27-19-27B - Text & Map Amendments to Subtitles A-H, J, K, U, and W-Z of Title 11 DCMR – Reorganization & Renaming of Certain Zones View Text 8/25/2023
Vol 70/34
N130720 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case Nos. 18-16, 19-27, 19-27A, & 19-27B (Text & Map Amendments – Subtitles A-H, J, K, & U, W-Z of Title 11 DCMR - Reorganization & Rename Certain Zones) View Text 6/16/2023
Vol 70/24
R0021415 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR REAR YARDS View Text Effective:
7/28/2017
N0064827 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Final Rulemaking & Order No. 17-04: (Text Amendment – 11 DCMR: New MU-30 Zone and Missing Special Exceptions Uses in the MU Use Group F) SUBTITLE B View Text 7/28/2017
Vol 64/30
N0064090 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case No. 17-04 (Text Amendment – 11 DCMR: New MU-30 Zone and Missing Special Exceptions Uses in the MU Use Group F) SUBTITLE B View Text 6/9/2017
Vol 64/23
R0020981 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR REAR YARDS View Text Effective:
1/6/2017
N0061741 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission - Notice of Final Rulemaking & Order No. 08-06G: (Text Amendment - 11 DCMR: Technical Corrections to Z.C. Order 08-06A) - SUBTITLE B View Text 1/6/2017
Vol 64/1
N0060969 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case No. 08-06G (Text Amendment – 11-B DCMR: Technical Corrections to Z.C. Order 08-06A) SUBTITLE B View Text 11/11/2016
Vol 63/47
R0019147 Adopted Rule RULES OF MEASUREMENT FOR REAR YARDS View Text Effective:
9/6/2016
N0060052 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission Notice of Final Rulemaking & Order No. 08-06E: Text Amendment – 11-B DCMR (Technical Corrections to Z.C. Order No. 08-06A) View Text 8/26/2016
Vol 63/36
N0060042 Final Rulemaking Zoning Commission Notice of Final Rulemaking & Order No. 08-06D: Text Amendment – 11-B DCMR (Technical Corrections to Z.C. Order No. 08-06A) View Text 8/19/2016
Vol 63/35
N0059327 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case No. 08-06E (Text Amendment – 11 DCMR: Technical Corrections to Z.C. Order 08-06A) - SUBTITLE B View Text 7/1/2016
Vol 63/28
N0059132 Proposed Rulemaking Zoning Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Case No. 08-06D (Text Amendment – 11 DCMR: SUBTITLE B - Technical Corrections to Z.C. Order 08-06A) View Text 6/10/2016
Vol 63/25
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
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
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
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