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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-C8. BICYCLE PARKING |
Section 11-C805. LONG-TERM BICYCLE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS
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805.1 All required long-term bicycle parking spaces shall be located within the building of the use requiring them.
805.2 Required long-term bicycle parking spaces shall be located no lower than the first cellar level or the first complete parking level below grade, and no higher than the first above-grade level. Spaces shall be available to employees, residents, and other building occupants.
805.3 Required long-term bicycle parking shall be provided as racks or lockers. Bicycle racks for required long-term parking shall be provided in a parking garage or a bicycle storage room.
805.4 Where required long-term bicycle parking is provided in a garage, it shall be clearly marked and be separated from adjacent motor vehicle parking spaces by wheel stops or other physical automobile barrier.
805.5 Where required long-term bicycle parking is provided in a bicycle room, the room shall have either solid walls or floor-to-ceiling fencing. The room shall have locked doors.
805.6 For any bicycle room with solid walls, the entirety of the interior of the bicycle room shall be visible from the entry door. A motion-activated security light enclosed in a tamper-proof housing shall be provided in each bicycle room.
805.7 Where required long-term bicycle parking is provided in lockers, the lockers shall be securely anchored and meet the following minimum dimensions:
(a) Twenty-four inches (24 in.) in width at the door end;
(b) Eight inches (8 in.) in width at the opposite end;
(c) Seventy-two inches (72 in.) in length; and
(d) Forty-eight inches (48 in.) in height.
805.8 Each required long-term bicycle parking space shall be directly accessible by means of an aisle of a minimum width of four feet (4 ft.) and have a minimum vertical clearance of seventy-five inches (75 in.). Aisles shall be kept clear of obstructions at all times.
805.9 A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the required long-term bicycle parking spaces shall allow the bicycles to be placed horizontally on the floor or ground. Vertical bicycle racks shall support the bicycle without the bicycle being suspended.
805.10 Each required long-term bicycle parking space shall be a minimum width of twenty-four inches (24 in.), and shall be:
(a) A minimum of seventy-two inches (72 in.) in length if the bicycles are to be placed horizontally; or
(b) A minimum of forty inches (40 in.) in length if the bicycles are to be placed vertically.