Section 11-C708. CAR-SHARE PARKING SPACE PROVISIONS

708.1 Dedicated car-share parking spaces may be counted toward fulfillment of any minimum parking requirement in any zone other than an R or RF zone.

708.2 Up to two (2) dedicated car share spaces provided in accordance with this provision may each count as three (3) required parking spaces for the purposes of calculating the provision of required parking pursuant to Subtitle C § 701.5.

708.3 Any car-share space provided pursuant to Subtitle C § 708.2 shall be made available to any car-share organization with a valid business license, for the purpose of providing car-share services for its subscribers, in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) The car-share spaces shall be accessible at all times to subscribers who may or may not be residents or employees of uses on the lot.  Reasonable security measures, such as keyless entry devices, may be used; and

(b) The following information shall be provided to the Zoning Administrator:

(1) Written notice of the number and location of car-share spaces that will be available;

(2) A D.C. Surveyor’s Plat of the property;

(3) A floor plan or site plan of the parking area clearly identifying the required car-share spaces;

(4) The square and lot number, address, property owner contact information; and

(5) Any other pertinent information as determined by the Zoning Administrator.

708.4 Within any R or RF zone, up to two (2) car-share spaces may be provided on the property, subject to the following provisions:

(a) Any car-share space is provided in addition to any required parking space for the principal dwelling;

(b) The lot has access to an open and improved alley with a width of ten feet (10 ft.) minimum;

(c) If one (1) car-share space is to be provided on the property, the property has either:

(1) A width along the property line from which access to the car-share space is to be provided of at least twenty-five feet (25 ft.); or

(2) A minimum of fifteen feet (15 ft.) between the parking area and the principal dwelling;

(d) If two (2) car-share spaces are to be provided on the property, the property has either:

(1) A width along the property line from which access to the car-share space is to be provided of at least thirty-five feet (35 ft.); or

(2) A minimum of ten feet (10 ft.) between the parking area and the principal dwelling; and

(e) The car-share spaces shall be accessible at all times to subscribers who may or may not be residents on the lot. 

 

 

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 63 DCR 2447, 2712 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).