D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-354

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 11-354 - CONVENIENCE STORES IN APARTMENT HOUSES (R-5)

354.1

Sale of the following convenience commodities and services as accessory uses and appropriate adjuncts to an apartment house that are designed to serve the tenants' daily living needs shall be permitted as a special exception in an R-5 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section:

(a) Foods, drugs, and sundries; and

(b) Personal services.

354.2

The adjuncts authorized under this section shall be limited to the main floor of the building or below.

354.3

There shall be no direct entrance to the adjunct from the outside of the building.

354.4

No part of the adjunct or the entrance to the adjunct shall be visible from a sidewalk.

354.5

No sign or display indicating the existence of the adjunct shall be visible from the outside of the building.

354.6

The center of the principal entrance of the apartment house shall be more than one-fourth (1/4) mile walking distance from the nearest principal business street frontage of any business district previously established and operating in a Commercial or Industrial District.

354.7

Subject to compliance with the provisions of § 354.6, these uses may also be permitted within an interior patio or other type of open ground level area; provided:

(a) Access to the adjunct shall be through the apartment building or buildings intended to be served by the use; and

(b) No part of the adjunct, the entrance to the adjunct, or any sign or display indicating the existence of the adjunct shall be visible from a public sidewalk.

354.8

The adjuncts authorized under this section are intended to supply tenants of the apartment house with commodities and services supplementary to those in established Commercial Districts, but in order to protect the value and stability of these Districts, the Board shall give consideration to the following:

(a) The proximity of Commercial Districts to the adjuncts proposed;

(b) The adequacy and convenience of parking spaces existing in or for those Commercial Districts;

(c) The adequacy and scope of commodities and services provided within those Commercial Districts; and

(d) The size and character of the apartment house, since the tenants of the apartment house will be expected to furnish all or substantially all of the financial support of the requested adjunct.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-354

§ 3105.42 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8363 (October 20, 2000)