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These are lines beyond which property owners or others have no legal or vested rights to extend a building or any part thereof without approval of the proper authorities; ordinarily a line of demarcation between public and private property, but also applied to a building restriction line, when recorded in the records of the Surveyor. |
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These are lines beyond which property owners or others have no legal or vested rights to extend a building or any part thereof without approval of the proper authorities; ordinarily a line of demarcation between public and private property, but also applied to a building restriction line, when recorded in the records of the Surveyor. |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Lines beyond which exterior walls of buildings may not project, generally managed and recorded by the DC Department of Buildings (DOB) and the Office of the Surveyor. Land between a property line and a Building Restriction Line is considered private property set aside for public space, and its use is governed by police regulations and overseen by the DOB. Awnings, cornices, and roof overhangs—may be permitted, subject to regulations in the </SPAN><A href="https://ddot.dc.gov/PublicRealmDesignManual" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Public Realm Design Manual</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">. Removal or adjustment of a building restriction line can be requested through the Surveyor's office.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This work is licensed under a </SPAN><A href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</SPAN></A><SPAN>.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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