D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-C701

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

Rule 11-C701 - MINIMUM VEHICLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS

701.1

The minimum parking requirements set forth in this section shall apply to the R, RF, RA, MU, NMU, and PDR zones; and only as specified in zones within Subtitle K.

701.2

Where required, the minimum parking requirements set forth in Subtitle C § 701.5, in addition to any specific parking requirements of this title, shall be met when a new building is constructed.

701.3

Parking standards for uses in the residential use categories are calculated in the number of parking spaces per dwelling unit.

701.4

Parking standards for uses based on gross floor area are calculated in the number of parking spaces per one thousand square feet (1,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area as described in Subtitle C § 709.

701.5

Except as provided for in Subtitle C § 702, parking requirements for all use categories are as follows (all references to "sq. ft." refers to square feet of gross floor area as calculated in Subtitle C § 709):

TABLE C § 701.5: PARKING REQUIREMENTS

Use Category	Minimum number of vehicle parking spaces
Agriculture, large	1.67 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Agriculture, residential	None
Animal sales, care and boarding	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft.
Antennas	None
Arts, design, and creation	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft.
Basic utilities	0.33 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft.
Chancery	0.5 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft., or as determined by the Foreign Mission Board of Zoning Adjustment.
Community-based institutional facility	1 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Daytime care	0.5 per 1,000 sq. ft. with a minimum of 1 space required.
Eating and drinking establishments	1.33 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft. A minimum of 1 parking space shall be required for a food delivery service.
Education, college/university	For each building: 2 for each 3 teachers; plus either 1 for each 10 classroom seats or 1 for each 12 stadium seats or 1 for each 10 auditorium seats, whichever is greater, except if a campus plan has been approved by the Zoning Commission or the Board of Zoning Adjustment for the college or university, in which case the parking shall be provided as set forth in the approved campus plan.
Education, private	Elementary and middle school: 2 for each 3 teachers and other employees; High school and accessory uses: 2 for each 3 teachers and other employees, plus either 1 for each 20 classroom seats or 1 for each 10 seats in the largest auditorium, gymnasium or area usable for public assembly, whichever is greater.
Education, public	0.25 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Emergency shelter	0.5 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Entertainment, assembly, and performing arts	2 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Firearm sales	1.33 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 5,000 sq. ft.
Government, large-scale	None
Government, local	0.5 space per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 2,000 sq. ft. with a minimum of 1 space required; except: Public recreation and community center: 0.25 space per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 2,000 sq. ft. with a minimum of 1 space required; and Kiosk public library - no requirement.
Medical care	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft., with a minimum of 1 space required.
Institutional, general	1.67 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 5,000 sq. ft.
Institutional, religious	1 for each 10 seats of occupancy capacity in the main sanctuary; provided, that where the seats are not fixed,
each 7 sq. ft. usable for seating or each 18 in. of bench if benches are provided shall be considered 1 seat.
Lodging	0.5 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft.
Marine	0.5 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Medical care	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft., with a minimum of 1 space required.
Motor vehicle-related	2 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Office	0.5 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft., except: a medical or dental office, clinic, or veterinary hospital: 1 per 1,000 sq. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft.
Parking	None
Parks and recreation	0.5 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Production, distribution, repair	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft., except warehouse or storage facility - 1 per 3,000 sq. ft.
Residential, single dwelling unit	1 per principal dwelling.
Residential, flat	1 per 2 dwelling units.
Residential, multiple dwelling unit	1 per 3 dwelling units in excess of 4 units, except: 1 per 2 dwelling units for any R or RF zone; 1 per 6 units of publicly assisted housing, reserved for the elderly and/or handicapped.
Residential, rooming house	1 plus 1 for each 5 rooming units
Retail	1.33 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft.
Service, general	1.33 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft.
Service, financial	1.33 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 3,000 sq. ft.
Sexually-based business establishment	1.67 per 1,000 sq. ft. in excess of 5,000 sq. ft.
Transportation infrastructure	None
Waste-related services	1 per 1,000 sq. ft.

701.6

If two (2) or more uses are located on a single lot or in a single building and the applicable parking standard for such uses exempts an initial floor area (for example, the first 3,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area), only one exempt floor area may be deducted from the total combined parking requirements for the uses and the exempt floor area shall be pro-rated among uses.

701.7

If two (2) or more uses are located on a single lot or in a single building, the number of parking spaces provided on-site, or off-site in accordance with Subtitle C § 701.8(b), must equal the total number of parking spaces required for all uses, except when parking is shared among uses as provided in Subtitle C § 701.9. If a single use falls into more than one (1) use category for which different parking minimums apply, the greater number of parking spaces shall apply.

701.8

Required parking spaces shall be located either:

(a) On the same lot as the use or structure they are meant to serve; or

(b) On another lot, subject to the following provisions:

(1) The off-site location shall be a maximum of six hundred feet (600 ft.) from the use or structure that the parking spaces serve, as measured from the nearest lot line;

(2) The off-site location may be located within a different zone, except that the off-site parking location for a use within any zone other than an R or RF zone shall not be located within an R or RF zone, except parking for Transportation Infrastructure uses as permitted by Subtitle U § 202.1(q); and

(3) Spaces provided off-site in accordance with Subtitle C § 701.8(b) shall not serve as required parking for any other use, unless they are shared parking spaces in accordance with Subtitle C § 701.9;

(c) Unless under common ownership, a written agreement shall remain in effect between the owner of the parking area and the owner of the use for which the parking spaces are required (the use);

(d) A draft of the written agreement shall be provided as part of any building permit application associated with either the site of the parking area or the site for which the parking spaces are required. The final, original written agreement shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for the use and any amendment or successor agreement must be filed no later than ten (10) days following execution by the parties;

(e) The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a file of all written agreements and amendments for the lot where the use is located and the lot providing the required parking spaces; and

(f) The Board of Zoning Adjustment may allow off-site parking spaces to be located elsewhere than as permitted pursuant to Subtitle C § 701.8(b)(1) in accordance with the general special exception requirements of Subtitle X, subject to:

(1) The applicant's demonstration that the accessory parking spaces shall be located so as to furnish reasonable and convenient parking facilities for the occupants or guests of the building or structures that they are designed to serve; and

(2) The Board of Zoning Adjustment may impose conditions as to screening, coping, setbacks, fences, the location of entrances and exits, or any other requirement it deems necessary to protect adjacent or nearby property. It may also impose other conditions it deems necessary to assure the continued provision and maintenance of the spaces.

701.9

Parking spaces, whether required or not, may be shared among more than one (1) use, whether the uses are on the same lot or on separate lots. Parking spaces that are shared among more than one (1) use shall be subject to the following conditions:

(a) The spaces shall not serve as required parking for any other use during the days and times each use they serve is in operation;

(b) Parking may be shared:

(1) Between uses and a parking site within the same zone; or

(2) Between uses and a parking site within an R and RF zone; or

(3) Between a use in an R or RF zone and a parking site in any other zone; but

(4) May not be shared between a parking site within an R or RF zone and a use located in any other zone;

(c) Unless under common ownership, a written agreement shall remain in effect between the owner of the parking area and the owner of the use for which the parking spaces are required (the use), and shall include the obligation set forth in Subtitle C § 701.9;

(d) A draft of the written agreement shall be provided as part of any building permit application associated with either the site of the parking area or the site for which the parking spaces are required. The final, original written agreement shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for the use and any amendment or successor agreement must be filed no later than ten (10) days following execution by the parties; and

(e) The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a file of all written agreements and amendments for the lot where the use is located and the lot providing the required parking spaces.

701.10

The number of required parking spaces shall not be reduced below the minimum required as long as the use that generated that requirement remains in existence.

701.11

Dedicated car-share parking spaces may be counted toward fulfillment of a minimum parking requirement.

701.12

Uses governed by a campus plan are subject to the minimum parking requirement approved by the Zoning Commission and are not subject to the parking requirements otherwise applicable.

701.13

Parking spaces provided in an amount which exceeds that required by this section shall be subject to the provisions of Subtitle C § 707.

701.14

Required parking spaces shall be provided and maintained so long as the structure that the parking spaces are designed to serve exists.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-C701

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 10620 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 10932 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 000022 (1/6/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 14508 (12/11/2020); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 1561 (2/25/2022); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 11297 (8/25/2023)