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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 11-7. COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS |
Section 11-764. ENCLOSED PEDESTRIAN SPACE CRITERIA (C-5 (PAD))
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764.1Where an enclosed pedestrian space is provided in the C-5 (PAD) District, the space created shall meet the criteria of this section before the floor area bonus in § 762.4 can be awarded.
764.2The space shall be directly accessible to the public and shall be located to provide direct or indirect access to the public space of the main floor of the building.
764.3The ceiling height shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20 ft.) above any floor level of the enclosed pedestrian space.
764.4There may be more than one (1) floor level in the enclosed pedestrian space, but inter-floor level barrier-free connections shall be required.
764.5The average horizontal dimensions between any of the walls forming an enclosed pedestrian space shall be at least forty feet (40 ft.) wide, but at no point shall the width be less than thirty feet (30 ft.), measured at the main pedestrian circulation floor level of the space; except when an entrance to the enclosed pedestrian space is provided at the facade of the building, the width of the entrance shall be no less than twenty feet (20 ft.).
764.6Pedestrian bridges, balconies, pennants, banners, lighting fixtures, mobiles, or other decorative elements shall be permitted overhead obstructions; provided, that they do not cover in the aggregate more than thirty percent (30%) of the floor area of the enclosed pedestrian space.
764.7An enclosed pedestrian space shall be appropriately lighted.
764.8Interfloor level connections, columns, or similar elements, planting, landscaping, ornamental fountains, statuary, bazaar furniture, kiosks, works of art, or other similar features shall be permitted within the enclosed pedestrian space; provided, that pedestrian circulation shall be barrier-free and shall not be hampered by the features.