Section 11-2101. SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING SPACES  


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    2101.1On and after May 12, 1958, all buildings or structures shall be provided with parking spaces as specified in the following table, except for buildings and structures located in the StE or the WR zones:

     

    USES

    NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED

    COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

     

    Adult Day Treatment Facility:

    All Districts

     

    Art Gallery:

     

     

    1 for each employee

    All Districts

    In excess of 3,000 ft.2, 1 for each 300 ft.2 of gross floor area and cellar floor area

     

     

     

    Chancery:

     

    R-5-D

    1 for each 1,200 ft.2 of gross floor area devoted to chancery use, or as determined by the Board of Zoning Adjustment

    R-5-E

    1 for each 1,800 ft.2of gross floor area devoted to chancery use, or as determined by the Board of Zoning Adjustment

    D

    1 for each 800 ft.2of gross floor area devoted to chancery use, or as determined by the Board of Zoning Adjustment

    SP, W, CR, C, C-M, M

    Same as required for general office

    Clinic:

     

    R-4, R-5

    1 space for each 300 ft.2of gross floor area or cellar floor area

    Electronic Equipment Facility (EEF):

    For EEF use in an existing structure, provide the number of parking spaces required by this title for the use that existed immediately prior to the EEF use or, if the structure is vacant, the use that existed immediately prior to the vacancy.

     

     

    For new construction, up to 50% of the number of parking spaces specified in this table may be set aside as a parking reserve and used for non-habitable uses related to the EEF use. If EEF use is discontinued, the parking reserve shall be developed to provide the number of parking spaces required by this title for the succeeding use.

     

    C-3, CR

    In excess of 2,000 ft.2, 1 for each additional 1,800 ft.2 of gross floor area

    C-4, C-5 (PAD)

    Same as required for general office use

    C-M, M

    1 for each 3,000 ft.2 of gross floor area

    Fast Food Restaurant:

     

    C-2, C-3-A:

     

    In a building having a side yard

    In excess of 1,500 ft.2, 1 for each additional 100 ft.2of gross floor area and cellar floor area

    In a building having no side yard

    Same as required for retail or service establishment in the district in which located

    All other districts

    Same as required for retail or service establishment in the district in which located

    Food Delivery Service:

     

    C-2, C-3-A, C-3-B, W, CR, and other districts in which the use is permitted

    1 space for each 500 ft.2of gross floor area or cellar floor area

    Hotel or Inn:

     

    R-5-B, R-5-C, R-5-D

    1 for each 2 sleeping rooms or suites

    R-5-E

    1 for each 4 sleeping rooms or suites

    C-1, C-2, C-3-A, W

    1 for each 2 rooms usable for sleeping, plus 1 for each 150 ft.2 of floor area in either the largest function room or the largest exhibit space, whichever is greater

     

    SP, C-3-B, C-3-C, CR

    1 for each 4 rooms usable for sleeping plus 1 for each 300 ft.2 of floor area in either the largest function room or the largest exhibit space, whichever is greater

     

    C-4, C-5 (PAD)

    1 for each 8 rooms usable for sleeping

    C-M, M

    1 for each room usable for sleeping plus 1 for each 150 ft.2 of floor area in the largest function room or the largest exhibit space, whichever is greater

    Office - General, including television and radio broadcast studio:

     

    C-1, C-2-A, C-3-A

    In excess of 2,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 600 sq. ft. of gross floor area and cellar floor area

    W, C-2-B, C-2-B-1, C-2-C, C-3-B, C-3-C, SP, CR

    In excess of 2,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 1,800 sq. ft. of gross floor area

    C-4

     

    For a building or structure built on a lot having an area of 10,000 sq. ft. or less

    No requirement

    For a building or structure built on a lot having an area of more than 10,000 sq. ft.

    In excess of 2,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 1,800 sq. ft. of gross floor area

    C-5 (PAD)

    No requirement

    C-M, M

    In excess of 2,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 800 sq. ft. of gross floor area and cellar floor area devoted to that use

     

     

    Office - Medical and dental, clinic, or veterinary hospital:

     

    C-4

    Same as required for general office

    C-5 (PAD)

    No requirement

    C-1, C-2-A, C-3-A:

     

    If the space devoted to medical or dental use is less than 25% of the gross floor area and cellar floor area of the entire structure

     

    Same as required for general office for district in which located

    If the space devoted to medical or dental use is 25% or more of the gross floor area and cellar floor area of the entire structure, for that portion of the structure devoted to medical and dental offices

    Twice the number of spaces required for general office for district in which located

    All other districts:

     

    If the space devoted to medical or dental use is less than 25% of the gross floor area of the entire structure

     

    Same as required for general office for district in which located

    Optical Transmission Nodes:

     

    All Districts

    1 for each 3,000 ft.2 of gross floor area

    Retail or service establishment except gasoline service station and repair garage:

     

    C-1, C-2-A, C-3-A, C-M-1, M

    In excess of 3,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area and cellar floor area

    W, CR, C-2-B, C-2-B-1, C-2-C, C-3-B, C-3-C, C-M-2, C-M-3

    In excess of 3,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 750 sq. ft. of gross floor area

    C-4

    In excess of 30,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 3,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area

    C-5 (PAD)

     

    No requirement

    Gasoline service station:

     

    All districts

    1 for each 300 ft.2 of gross floor area, excluding any pump island canopy and any kiosk adjacent to the pumps used exclusively as an attendant's shelter

    Repair garage:

     

    All districts

    4 plus 1 for each 200 ft.2 of gross floor area

    INSTITUTIONAL USES

     

    Ball fields:

    All districts

     

     

    Basketball courts:

    All districts

     

     

    Bleachers:

    All districts

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5 spaces

     

     

     

    5 spaces

     

     

     

    1 for each 12 seats, plus 1 seat for each 20 seats above 700. If seats are not fixed, each 7 square feet usable for seating or each 18 inches of bleacher/bench space shall be considered 1 seat

     

     

     

     

    Driver's License Road Test Facility

     

    C-2-A, C-3-A

    4 spaces for each employee.

    C-2-B, C-2-C, C-3-B, C-3-C, C-4,

    C-5, SP, CR, W-2, W-3

    4 spaces for each employee.

    C-M, M

    4 spaces for each employee.

     

     

    Fire Station, Fire Department Training Facility, Fire Department Administrative Facility or Fire Department Support Facility (established after October 14, 2005, not including the expansion of facilities existing as of October 14, 2005):

     

     

    All R Districts, C-1, C-2-A, C-3-A

    In excess of 2,000 ft.2, 1 space for each 600 ft.2 of gross floor area and cellar floor area

    All other districts

    In excess of 2,000 ft.2, 1 space for each 1,800 ft.2 of gross floor area

     

    Hospital:

    C-4, C-5 (PAD)

     

    All other districts

     

     

     

    No requirement

     

    1 for each bed

     

    Police Department General Facility or Local Facility (established after January 12, 2004, not including the expansion of facilities existing as of January 12, 2004):

     

     

    All R Districts, C-1, C-2-A, C-3-A

    In excess of 2,000 ft.2, 1 space for each 600 ft.2 of gross floor area and cellar floor area

     

    All other Districts

    In excess of 2,000 ft.2, 1 space for each 1,800 ft.2 of gross floor area

     

     

    Public Library:

     

    Full-Service Neighborhood Public Library:

     

    All residence districts

    For libraries constructed after December 19, 2003 and in excess of 2,000 square feet of gross floor area, 1 space for each additional 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    All other districts

    For libraries constructed after December 19, 2003 and in excess of 3,000 square feet of gross floor area, 1 space for each additional 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    Community Public Library:

     

    All districts

    For libraries constructed after December 19, 2003 in excess of 2,000 square feet of gross floor area, 1 space for each additional 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

    Kiosk Public Library:

     

    All districts

    No Requirement

     

     

    Public Recreation and Community Center Use:

     

    All districts

    1 for each 2,000 ft.2 gross floor area of bldg. or use

     

     

     

     

     

    Tennis courts:

     

    All districts

     

    1 space for every 2 courts

    MANUFACTURING, INDUSTRIAL, OR WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT

     

    Manufacturing, Industrial, or

    Wholesale establishment:

     

     

    All districts

     

    1 for each 1,000ft.2 of gross floor area

    PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY (EXCEPT HOTELS)

     

    Area, armory, assembly hall, auditorium, community center, concert hall, convention hall, dance hall, funeral parlor, ice or roller skating rink, public hall, stadium, or theater:

     

     

    C-4, C-5(PAD)

    No requirement

    All other districts

    1 for each 10 seats of occupancy capacity for the first 10,000 seats, plus 1 for each 20 seats above the first 10,000; provided, that where such seats are not fixed, each 7 ft.2usable for seating shall be considered 1 seat

    Boat club or marina:

     

    All districts

    1 for each 4 berths or slips

    Marina:

     

    W-0

    1 for each 4 berths or slips plus 1 for each floating home space within a marina or yacht club

    Boathouse:

     

    W-0

    1 space for every 2,000 square feet of gross building area

    Yacht Club:

     

    W-0

    The greater of 1 for each 4 berths or slips or 1 for each 800 square feet of clubhouse building area.

     

     

    Churches:

     

    C-3-C, C-4, C-5(PAD)

    No requirement

    All districts

    1 for each 10 seats of occupancy capacity in the main sanctuary; provided, that where the seats are not fixed, each 7 ft.2 usable for seating or each 18 in. of bench if benches are provided shall be considered 1 seat

    Recreational building or use:

     

    All districts

    1 for each 2,000 ft.2 devoted to the building or use

    RESIDENTIAL USES

     

    Apartment house or multiple dwelling:

     

    R-5-A, C-1

    1 for each dwelling unit

    R-5-B, C-2-A, C-3-A

    1 for each 2 dwelling units

    R-4, R-5-C, R-5-D, C-2-B, W, CR

    1 for each 3 dwelling units

    R-5-E, SP, C-2-C, C-3-B, C-3-C, C-4, C-5(PAD)

     

    1 for each 4 dwelling units

    Community-based residential facility:

     

    All districts other than C-3, C-4, C-5 (PAD):

     

    1 to 8 persons housed

    1

    9 to 15 persons housed

    2

    16 or more persons housed

    As determined by the BZA

    C-3, C-4, C-5 Districts

     

    1 for each 10 persons housed

    Dormitory, sorority, or fraternity house not approved as part of a campus plan:

     

    All districts

     

    1 for each 5 beds

    Flat:

     

    R-5-A

    1 for each dwelling unit

    All other districts

     

    1 for each 2 dwelling units

    One-family dwelling:

     

    All districts

     

    1 for each dwelling unit

    Publicly assisted housing, reserved for the elderly and/or handicapped:

     

    All districts

    1 for each 6 dwelling units

    Rooming or boarding house:

     

    All districts

    1 plus 1 for each 5 rooming units

    SCHOOLS

     

    Child/Elderly Development Center:

     

    All districts

     

    1 for each 4 teachers and other employees

    College or other institution of higher learning, business trade, or other school and accessory uses located on the campus:

     

    C-4, C-5 (PAD)

    No requirement

    All other districts

    For each building: 2 for each 3 teachers; plus either 1 for each 10 classroom seats or 1 for each 12 stadium seats or 1 for each 10 auditorium seats, whichever is greater, except as provided in § 2106

    Elementary and Junior High School:

     

    All districts

     

    2 for each 3 teachers and other employees

    High school and accessory uses:

     

    All districts

    2 for each 3 teachers and other employees, plus either 1 for each 20 classroom seats or 1 for each 10 seats in the largest auditorium, gymnasium or area usable for public assembly, whichever is greater

     

    Pre-elementary schools and pre-kindergarten schools or facilities:

    All districts:

     

    Uses in former public school buildings authorized by 11 DCMR §§ 201.1 (v) or 222

     

    R Districts

     

    2 for each 3 teachers and other employees

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Parking requirements will be those that apply in the most restrictive zone district in which the use is otherwise first permitted as a matter of right.

    WAREHOUSE

     

    Warehouse:

     

    All districts

    1 for each 3,000 ft.2 of gross floor area

    ALL OTHER USES

     

    All Other Uses:

     

    All districts

    1 for each 600 ft.2 of gross floor area and cellar floor area

     

    2101.2Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the establishment of accessory parking spaces in an amount which exceeds that required by § 2101.1; provided, that each case complies with all other applicable provisions of this chapter and Chapter 23.

     

    2101.3Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the establishment of parking spaces accessory to buildings or structures for which no required parking spaces are specified in § 2101.1; provided, that each case complies with all other applicable provisions of this chapter and Chapter 23.

     

authority

§ 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2012 Repl.))..

source

Final Rulemaking published at 31 DCR 6585, 6588 (December 28, 1984); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 32 DCR 4374, 4378 (July 26, 1985); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 3744, 3747 (June 11, 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 43 DCR 1624 (March 29, 1996); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 8284, 8289 (October 15, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8497-99 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 9830, 9839 (October 26, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 1655 (February 22, 2002), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 11159, 11165 (December 7, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 8818 (October 17, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10137 (November 28, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10822 (December 19, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 3440 (April 2, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 4778 (May 7, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6358 (July 8, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 7259 (August 5, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 9155 (October 14, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 9580 (December 1, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 10085 (December 22, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 8943 (September 14, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 4834 (March 29, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 5190 (April 24, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 12168 (September 4, 2015).