Anonymous
03/13/2024 06:41
Subject: DC Side setback
Anonymous wrote:Hi, architect here. The answer is "yes" and "no". Any elements about 40" above ground (think, a deck, a balcony, a stair, etc) may infringe in your ability to add a stair.
You can easily apply for an exception and its' likely to be approved.
Feel free to reach out if you want me to explain this over the phone.
All the best.
www.ileanaschinder.com
Ok. I think we would only need 3 steps but would need to measure. Thanks
Anonymous
03/12/2024 15:27
Subject: Re:DC Side setback
If I have an 8 foot setback, can I do a cantilevered kitchen bump out so add a couple of feet more space into the set back? There would be no foundation, but we’d have cabinet/plumbing in the bump out. I think it would be more than 40” above ground, but not positive.
Anonymous
03/12/2024 10:31
Subject: DC Side setback
Hi, architect here. The answer is "yes" and "no". Any elements about 40" above ground (think, a deck, a balcony, a stair, etc) may infringe in your ability to add a stair.
You can easily apply for an exception and its' likely to be approved.
Feel free to reach out if you want me to explain this over the phone.
All the best.
www.ileanaschinder.com
You can easily apply for an exception and its' likely to be approved.
Feel free to reach out if you want me to explain this over the phone.
All the best.
www.ileanaschinder.com
Anonymous
03/11/2024 20:54
Subject: DC Side setback
We are in DC in a R-1-B residential zone. Our side setback is 5’, not the typical 8’. Is it possible to add an exterior stairway in this area (to a new door) to create a side entrance into the house? I can’t find much about anything in the zoning regulations regarding an exterior stairwell, particularly in a case where the side setback is 5’.