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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 1958 |
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Chapter 11-3. R - 2, R - 3, R - 4, AND R - 5 RESIDENCE DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS |
Section 11-354. CONVENIENCE STORES IN APARTMENT HOUSES (R-5)
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354.1Sale of the following convenience commodities and services as accessory uses and appropriate adjuncts to an apartment house that are designed to serve the tenants' daily living needs shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-5 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section:
(a)Foods, drugs, and sundries; and
(b)Personal services.
354.2The adjuncts authorized under this section shall be limited to the main floor of the building or below.
354.3There shall be no direct entrance to the adjunct from the outside of the building.
354.4No part of the adjunct or the entrance to the adjunct shall be visible from a sidewalk.
354.5No sign or display indicating the existence of the adjunct shall be visible from the outside of the building.
354.6The center of the principal entrance of the apartment house shall be more than one-fourth (1/4) mile walking distance from the nearest principal business street frontage of any business district previously established and operating in a Commercial or Industrial District.
354.7Subject to compliance with the provisions of § 354.6, these uses may also be permitted within an interior patio or other type of open ground level area; provided:
(a)Access to the adjunct shall be through the apartment building or buildings intended to be served by the use; and
(b)No part of the adjunct, the entrance to the adjunct, or any sign or display indicating the existence of the adjunct shall be visible from a public sidewalk.
354.8The adjuncts authorized under this section are intended to supply tenants of the apartment house with commodities and services supplementary to those in established Commercial Districts, but in order to protect the value and stability of these Districts, the Board shall give consideration to the following:
(a)The proximity of Commercial Districts to the adjuncts proposed;
(b)The adequacy and convenience of parking spaces existing in or for those Commercial Districts;
(c)The adequacy and scope of commodities and services provided within those Commercial Districts; and
(d)The size and character of the apartment house, since the tenants of the apartment house will be expected to furnish all or substantially all of the financial support of the requested adjunct.