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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 11. ZONING REGULATIONS OF 2016 |
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SubTilte 11-C. GENERAL RULES |
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Chapter 11-C7. VEHICLE PARKING |
Section 11-C718. TEMPORARY SURFACE PARKING LOTS FOR BALLPARK
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718.1 A temporary surface parking lot for the Ballpark shall be permitted on Squares 603, 605, 657, 658, 660, 661, 662, 662E, 664, 664E, 665, 700, 701, 707, 708, 708E, 708S, 744S, and 882; Square 658, Lot 7; Square 767, Lots 44-47; Square 768, Lots 19-22; and Square 769, Lots 18-21 (“the subject squares”), when permitted by the regulations of the relevant land use subtitle, and subject to the provisions of this section.
718.2 The cumulative total of all temporary surface parking spaces for which a valid building permit has been issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed three thousand seven hundred seventy-five (3,775) parking spaces, except as provided in Subtitle C § 718.7.
718.3 Any certificate of occupancy issued pursuant to this subsection shall expire no later than April 1, 2018.
718.4 The application for a building permit for matter-of-right construction shall include a detailed accounting demonstrating that the circumstances described in Subtitle C § 718.7 do not apply.
718.5 No certificates of occupancy for this use shall be issued until the District Department of Transportation has approved a traffic routing plan for the lot, which shall include the impact of other proposed lots if required by District Department of Transportation.
718.6 The traffic routing plan described in Subtitle C § 718.5 shall not direct traffic through I Street, S.W., P Street, S.W., or 4th Street, S.W.
718.7 If and when valid building permits issued pursuant to this section authorize an aggregate of three thousand seven hundred seventy-five (3,775) or more parking spaces, the construction and use of additional temporary spaces on any of the subject squares shall require special exception approval of the Board of Zoning Adjustment pursuant to Subtitle X, and in accordance with Subtitle C §§ 718.8 through 718.10 and the following provisions:
(a) Any certificate of occupancy issued pursuant to this subsection shall expire no later than April 1, 2018; and
(b) The Board of Zoning Adjustment application shall include a detailed accounting of the number and locations of temporary parking spaces provided pursuant to Subtitle C §§ 718.2 through 718.5; and shall also include a traffic study assessing the impacts of the proposed additional parking spaces on local traffic patterns for referral to and comment by the District Department of Transportation.
718.8 Any parking lot authorized by this section shall be available for exclusive use of attendees at any baseball game or other public event held at the Ballpark for a period extending from one and a half (1.5) hours prior to the scheduled start of the event, to three (3) hours after the event. At all other times, the parking lot may be used for:
(a) Parking on a general basis for Non-Commercial Motor Vehicles as that term is defined by 18 DCMR § 1312.3(c), except vehicles equipped to serve as temporary or permanent living quarters; or
(b) A seasonal or occasional market for produce, arts or crafts with non-permanent structures.
718.9 No use, other than permitted in this section shall be conducted from or upon the premises, and no structure other than an attendant's shelter shall be erected or used upon the premises unless the use or structure is otherwise permitted in the zone in which the parking lot is located.
718.10 A temporary surface parking lot provided in accordance with this section shall comply with provisions of Subtitle C §§ 711 through 715 and the following standards:
(a) A minimum of five percent (5%) of parking spaces shall be reserved for a registered and recognized, publicly accessible car/ride-share program with a significant District user base and a mandate that is not commuter-oriented; and
(b) The car/ride share spaces shall be provided in premium, visible, bannered locations, and will be available, for a fee, exclusively for this use until the start of the event on that day.