D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-C901
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 |
Medical Care | ||
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 |
The loading requirements shall be met when a new building or structure is constructed.
No loading berths are required for buildings or structures with a gross floor area less than the minimum specified in Subtitle C § 901.1.
Each loading berth shall be accompanied by one (1) adjacent loading platform.
When a property changes or adds a use category, the following shall apply:
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.
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.
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.
For a building or structure having three (3) or more required loading berths in one (1) location, the loading berths may be stacked.
No other use shall be conducted from or upon the loading berth or service/delivery space or any portion thereof.
Each service/delivery space shall be clearly marked "For Service and Delivery Vehicles Only" and used exclusively for such vehicles.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, r. 11-C901