Washington D.C.’s Zoning Commission voted to impose a 35-foot height limit on new rowhouses that builders have been constructing into narrow lots in some of the city’s toniest neighborhoods.
The homes often tower over the typical, two-story neighboring rowhouses and anger neighbors, who complain they are an eyesore and block the sun. The new rules still must be approved by the local planning commission.
Advertisement
Related Stories
Codes + Standards
Public Comment Period Opens for National Green Building Standard Updates
The 45-day public comment period for draft 2 of the 2024 NGBS begins on April 12, 2024
Codes + Standards
Public Comment Period Opens for 2024 National Green Building Standard Update
The 45-day public comment period opened Aug. 18, and comments must be submitted by Oct. 2, 2023
Codes + Standards
The Inefficiencies of the Latest Energy Code
The 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) hampers the return on investment for builders and homebuyers