D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-1215

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

Rule 18-1215 - BICYCLE PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: SPACE REQUIREMENTS

1215.1 If possible, all required bicycle parking spaces in a residential building shall be located within the building.

1215.2 If bicycle parking spaces must be located outside of the building, the spaces shall be secure, covered, and adjacent to the building.

1215.3 Interior 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.

1215.4 Spaces shall be available to employees, residents, and other building occupants.

1215.5 Required bicycle parking shall be provided as racks or lockers.

1215.6 Interior bicycle racks for required parking shall be provided in a parking garage or a bicycle storage room.

1215.7 Where required bicycle parking is provided in a garage, it shall be clearly marked and separated from adjacent motor vehicle parking spaces by wheel stops or other physical automobile barriers.

1215.8 For a 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, unless otherwise illuminated in such a manner as to allow the bicycles to be clearly visible.

1215.9 Where required 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.

1215.10 Each required bicycle parking space shall be directly accessible by means of an aisle of a minimum width of forty-eight inches (48 in.) and have a minimum vertical clearance of seventy-five inches (75 in.). Aisles shall be kept clear of obstructions at all times.

1215.11 Bicycle parking spaces shall allow the bicycles to be placed horizontally on the floor or ground. In addition, vertical bicycle space racks may be utilized provided they support the bicycle without the bicycle being suspended. Bicycle parking spaces may not exclusively consist of vertical bicycle space racks.

1215.12 Each required 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.

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D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-1215

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12281 (November 28, 2014)