D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-C805

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

Rule 11-C805 - LONG-TERM BICYCLE PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS

805.1

Except for Subtitle C § 805.11, 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.

805.11

Public schools may locate some or all required long-term bicycle parking spaces outside the school building generating the requirement subject to the following conditions:

(a) Required long-term bicycle parking spaces shall be located on the public school property on which the school building is located and shall be available to all occupants of the building;

(b) Required long-term bicycle spaces shall be located in one or more dedicated bicycle parking areas within one-hundred and twenty feet (120 ft.) of a primary entrance to the school building;

(c) Required long-term bicycle spaces shall be provided either as bicycle racks that meet the standards of Subtitle C §§ 801.3 and 801.4, or as bicycle lockers that meet the standards of Subtitle C § 805.7; and

(d) An aisle at least four feet (4 ft.) wide between rows of bicycle parking spaces and the perimeter of the area devoted to bicycle parking shall be provided. Aisles shall be kept clear of obstructions at all times.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-C805

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447 (9/6/2016); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 3776 (4/3/2020)