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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-C9. LOADING |
Section 11-C901. LOADING REQUIREMENTS
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901.1 All buildings or structures shall be provided with loading berths and service/delivery spaces as follows, except for structures erected on Kingman and Heritage Islands for which the construction of service delivery loading spaces shall be prohibited:
TABLE C § 901.1: LOADING BERTHS AND SERVICE/DELIVERY SPACES
Use
Minimum Number of Loading Berths Required
Minimum Number of Service/Delivery Spaces Required
Agriculture
None
None
Animal sales, care and boarding
5,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
1
Antennas
None
None
Arts, design and creation
5,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
1
Basic utilities
20,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 50,000 to 200,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
More than 200,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
1
Chancery
30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
Community-based institutional facility
30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
Daytime care
30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
Education
30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
Emergency shelter
30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
Entertainment, assembly, and performing arts
50,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 100,000 to 500,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
None
More than 500,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
None
Firearm sales
5,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
1
Food and alcohol services
5,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
1
Government, large-scale
30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
Government, local
30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
Health care
30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
Institutional
30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
Lodging
10,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 50,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
None
More than 100,000 to 500,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
None
More than 500,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
4
None
Marine
30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
Motor vehicle-related
5,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
1
Office
20,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
1
More than 50,000 to 200,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
More than 200,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
1
Parking
None
None
Parks and recreation
More than 30,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
None
1
Production, distribution, and repair
5,000 to 25,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 25,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
None
For each 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area more than 50,000 sq. ft.
1
None
Residential
More than 50 dwelling units
1
1
Retail
5,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
1
Service
5,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
1
Sexually-oriented business establishment
5,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
1
More than 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
3
1
Transportation infrastructure
None
None
Waste-related services
5,000 to 25,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
1
None
More than 25,000 sq. ft. gross floor area
2
None
For each 100,000 sq. ft. gross floor area more than 50,000 sq. ft.
1
None
901.2 The loading requirements shall be met when a new building or structure is constructed.
901.3 No loading berths are required for buildings or structures with a gross floor area less than the minimum specified in Subtitle C § 901.1.
901.4 Each loading berth shall be accompanied by one (1) adjacent loading platform.
901.5 When a property changes or adds a use category, the following shall apply:
(a) Additional loading berths, loading platforms and service/delivery spaces shall be required only when the minimum number of loading spaces required for the new use category exceeds the number of spaces required for the prior use category that occupied the same floor area;
(b) When determining the amount of additional required loading, it shall be assumed that the previous use provided the minimum number of spaces required; and
(c) Historic resources shall not be required to provide additional loading for a change in use without expansion.
901.6 Unless the existing building has provided the maximum requirements under this chapter, an addition to an existing building, or the expansion of a use within a building triggers additional loading requirements only when the gross floor area of the building or use is expanded or enlarged by twenty-five percent (25%) or more beyond the gross floor area on the effective date of this title, or in the case of a new building, the gross floor area used to calculate the initial loading requirement. The additional minimum loading berths and service/delivery spaces required shall be calculated based upon the entire gross floor area added.
901.7 An addition to a historic resource shall be required to provide additional loading berths, loading platforms, and service/delivery spaces only for the addition’s gross floor area and only when the addition results in at least a fifty percent (50%) increase in gross floor area beyond the gross floor area existing on the effective date of this title.
901.8 Where two (2) or more uses share a building or structure, the uses may share loading as long as internal access is provided from all shared uses requiring loading.
901.9 For a building or structure having three (3) or more required loading berths in one (1) location, the loading berths may be stacked.
901.10 No other use shall be conducted from or upon the loading berth or service/delivery space or any portion thereof.
901.11 Each service/delivery space shall be clearly marked “For Service and Delivery Vehicles Only” and used exclusively for such vehicles.