Section 11-2203. LOCATION OF LOADING BERTHS, LOADING PLATFORMS, AND SERVICE/DELIVERY LOADING SPACES

 

2203.1Except as provided in this section, all required loading berths and service/delivery loading spaces shall be located as follows:

 

(a)Within the building or structure the berths or spaces are designed to serve; or

 

(b)On an open area of the lot:

 

(1) Within a rear yard;

 

(2)Within a side yard; provided, that in a Residence or Special Purpose District, the loading berths and service/delivery loading spaces shall be at least three feet (3 ft.) from any side lot line; or

 

(3)Elsewhere on the lot, only when located in Commercial and Industrial Districts.

 

2203.2All loading platforms shall be located contiguous and with unobstructed access to the loading berth and shall have unobstructed access to an entrance to the building or structure.

 

2203.3All loading berths shall be designed so that no vehicle or any part thereof shall project over any lot line or building line.

 

2203.4Required loading berths may be provided in facilities designed to serve jointly two (2) or more adjoining buildings or structures on lots separated only by an alley within a single square; provided:

 

(a)The number of berths in the joint facilities shall not be less than that required for the total combined floor area of the buildings or structures in § 2201; and

 

(b)A binding covenant that is acceptable to the Zoning Administrator, ensuring the joint use of the loading berths and entered into by all property owners concerned, shall be recorded in the land records of the District of Columbia. A certified true copy of the covenant shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator. Joint use of the loading berths by all parties involved shall continue in effect so long as the binding agreement remains in force. If the agreement becomes legally ineffective or inoperable, then loading berths shall be provided as otherwise required by § 2201.

 

authority

The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under §§ 1 and 3 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 and 6-641.0).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 31 DCR 6585, 6611 (December 28, 1984); 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, 8508 (October 20, 2000).