D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 11-2101
On and after May 12, 1958, all buildings or structures shall be provided with parking spaces as specified in the following table, except for buildings and structures located in the StE or the WR zones:
USES | NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED |
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS | |
Adult Day Treatment Facility: All Districts Art Gallery: | 1 for each employee |
All Districts | In excess of 3,000 ft.2, 1 for each 300 ft.2 of gross floor area and cellar floor area |
Chancery: | |
R-5-D | 1 for each 1,200 ft.2 of gross floor area devoted to chancery use, or as determined by the Board of Zoning Adjustment |
R-5-E | 1 for each 1,800 ft.2of gross floor area devoted to chancery use, or as determined by the Board of Zoning Adjustment |
D | 1 for each 800 ft.2of gross floor area devoted to chancery use, or as determined by the Board of Zoning Adjustment |
SP, W, CR, C, C-M, M | Same as required for general office |
Clinic: | |
R-4, R-5 | 1 space for each 300 ft.2of gross floor area or cellar floor area |
Electronic Equipment Facility (EEF): | For EEF use in an existing structure, provide the number of parking spaces required by this title for the use that existed immediately prior to the EEF use or, if the structure is vacant, the use that existed immediately prior to the vacancy. |
For new construction, up to 50% of the number of parking spaces specified in this table may be set aside as a parking reserve and used for non-habitable uses related to the EEF use. If EEF use is discontinued, the parking reserve shall be developed to provide the number of parking spaces required by this title for the succeeding use. | |
C-3, CR | In excess of 2,000 ft.2, 1 for each additional 1,800 ft.2 of gross floor area |
C-4, C-5 (PAD) | Same as required for general office use |
C-M, M | 1 for each 3,000 ft.2 of gross floor area |
Fast Food Restaurant: | |
C-2, C-3-A: | |
In a building having a side yard | In excess of 1,500 ft.2, 1 for each additional 100 ft.2of gross floor area and cellar floor area |
In a building having no side yard | Same as required for retail or service establishment in the district in which located |
All other districts | Same as required for retail or service establishment in the district in which located |
Food Delivery Service: | |
C-2, C-3-A, C-3-B, W, CR, and other districts in which the use is permitted | 1 space for each 500 ft.2of gross floor area or cellar floor area |
Hotel or Inn: | |
R-5-B, R-5-C, R-5-D | 1 for each 2 sleeping rooms or suites |
R-5-E | 1 for each 4 sleeping rooms or suites |
C-1, C-2, C-3-A, W | 1 for each 2 rooms usable for sleeping, plus 1 for each 150 ft.2 of floor area in either the largest function room or the largest exhibit space, whichever is greater |
SP, C-3-B, C-3-C, CR | 1 for each 4 rooms usable for sleeping plus 1 for each 300 ft.2 of floor area in either the largest function room or the largest exhibit space, whichever is greater |
C-4, C-5 (PAD) | 1 for each 8 rooms usable for sleeping |
C-M, M | 1 for each room usable for sleeping plus 1 for each 150 ft.2 of floor area in the largest function room or the largest exhibit space, whichever is greater |
Office - General, including television and radio broadcast studio: | |
C-1, C-2-A, C-3-A | In excess of 2,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 600 sq. ft. of gross floor area and cellar floor area |
W, C-2-B, C-2-B-1, C-2-C, C-3-B, C-3-C, SP, CR | In excess of 2,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 1,800 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
C-4 | |
For a building or structure built on a lot having an area of 10,000 sq. ft. or less | No requirement |
For a building or structure built on a lot having an area of more than 10,000 sq. ft. | In excess of 2,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 1,800 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
C-5 (PAD) | No requirement |
C-M, M | In excess of 2,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 800 sq. ft. of gross floor area and cellar floor area devoted to that use |
Office - Medical and dental, clinic, or veterinary hospital: | |
C-4 | Same as required for general office |
C-5 (PAD) | No requirement |
C-1, C-2-A, C-3-A: | |
If the space devoted to medical or dental use is less than 25% of the gross floor area and cellar floor area of the entire structure | Same as required for general office for district in which located |
If the space devoted to medical or dental use is 25% or more of the gross floor area and cellar floor area of the entire structure, for that portion of the structure devoted to medical and dental offices | Twice the number of spaces required for general office for district in which located |
All other districts: | |
If the space devoted to medical or dental use is less than 25% of the gross floor area of the entire structure | Same as required for general office for district in which located |
Optical Transmission Nodes: | |
All Districts | 1 for each 3,000 ft.2 of gross floor area |
Retail or service establishment except gasoline service station and repair garage: | |
C-1, C-2-A, C-3-A, C-M-1, M | In excess of 3,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area and cellar floor area |
W, CR, C-2-B, C-2-B-1, C-2-C, C-3-B, C-3-C, C-M-2, C-M-3 | In excess of 3,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 750 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
C-4 | In excess of 30,000 sq. ft., 1 for each additional 3,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
C-5 (PAD) | No requirement |
Gasoline service station: | |
All districts | 1 for each 300 ft.2 of gross floor area, excluding any pump island canopy and any kiosk adjacent to the pumps used exclusively as an attendant's shelter |
Repair garage: | |
All districts | 4 plus 1 for each 200 ft.2 of gross floor area |
INSTITUTIONAL USES | |
Ball fields: All districts Basketball courts: All districts Bleachers: All districts | 5 spaces 5 spaces 1 for each 12 seats, plus 1 seat for each 20 seats above 700. If seats are not fixed, each 7 square feet usable for seating or each 18 inches of bleacher/bench space shall be considered 1 seat |
Driver's License Road Test Facility | |
C-2-A, C-3-A | 4 spaces for each employee. |
C-2-B, C-2-C, C-3-B, C-3-C, C-4, C-5, SP, CR, W-2, W-3 | 4 spaces for each employee. |
C-M, M | 4 spaces for each employee. |
Fire Station, Fire Department Training Facility, Fire Department Administrative Facility or Fire Department Support Facility (established after October 14, 2005, not including the expansion of facilities existing as of October 14, 2005): | |
All R Districts, C-1, C-2-A, C-3-A | In excess of 2,000 ft.2, 1 space for each 600 ft.2 of gross floor area and cellar floor area |
All other districts | In excess of 2,000 ft.2, 1 space for each 1,800 ft.2 of gross floor area |
Hospital: C-4, C-5 (PAD) All other districts | No requirement 1 for each bed |
Police Department General Facility or Local Facility (established after January 12, 2004, not including the expansion of facilities existing as of January 12, 2004): | |
All R Districts, C-1, C-2-A, C-3-A | In excess of 2,000 ft.2, 1 space for each 600 ft.2 of gross floor area and cellar floor area |
All other Districts | In excess of 2,000 ft.2, 1 space for each 1,800 ft.2 of gross floor area |
Public Library: | |
Full-Service Neighborhood Public Library: | |
All residence districts | For libraries constructed after December 19, 2003 and in excess of 2,000 square feet of gross floor area, 1 space for each additional 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. |
All other districts | For libraries constructed after December 19, 2003 and in excess of 3,000 square feet of gross floor area, 1 space for each additional 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. |
Community Public Library: | |
All districts | For libraries constructed after December 19, 2003 in excess of 2,000 square feet of gross floor area, 1 space for each additional 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. |
Kiosk Public Library: | |
All districts | No Requirement |
Public Recreation and Community Center Use: | |
All districts | 1 for each 2,000 ft.2 gross floor area of bldg. or use |
Tennis courts: | |
All districts | 1 space for every 2 courts |
MANUFACTURING, INDUSTRIAL, OR WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT | |
Manufacturing, Industrial, or Wholesale establishment: | |
All districts | 1 for each 1,000ft.2 of gross floor area |
PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY (EXCEPT HOTELS) | |
Area, armory, assembly hall, auditorium, community center, concert hall, convention hall, dance hall, funeral parlor, ice or roller skating rink, public hall, stadium, or theater: | |
C-4, C-5(PAD) | No requirement |
All other districts | 1 for each 10 seats of occupancy capacity for the first 10,000 seats, plus 1 for each 20 seats above the first 10,000; provided, that where such seats are not fixed, each 7 ft.2usable for seating shall be considered 1 seat |
Boat club or marina: | |
All districts | 1 for each 4 berths or slips |
Marina: | |
W-0 | 1 for each 4 berths or slips plus 1 for each floating home space within a marina or yacht club |
Boathouse: | |
W-0 | 1 space for every 2,000 square feet of gross building area |
Yacht Club: | |
W-0 | The greater of 1 for each 4 berths or slips or 1 for each 800 square feet of clubhouse building area. |
Churches: | |
C-3-C, C-4, C-5(PAD) | No requirement |
All districts | 1 for each 10 seats of occupancy capacity in the main sanctuary; provided, that where the seats are not fixed, each 7 ft.2 usable for seating or each 18 in. of bench if benches are provided shall be considered 1 seat |
Recreational building or use: | |
All districts | 1 for each 2,000 ft.2 devoted to the building or use |
RESIDENTIAL USES | |
Apartment house or multiple dwelling: | |
R-5-A, C-1 | 1 for each dwelling unit |
R-5-B, C-2-A, C-3-A | 1 for each 2 dwelling units |
R-4, R-5-C, R-5-D, C-2-B, W, CR | 1 for each 3 dwelling units |
R-5-E, SP, C-2-C, C-3-B, C-3-C, C-4, C-5(PAD) | 1 for each 4 dwelling units |
Community-based residential facility: | |
All districts other than C-3, C-4, C-5 (PAD): | |
1 to 8 persons housed | 1 |
9 to 15 persons housed | 2 |
16 or more persons housed | As determined by the BZA |
C-3, C-4, C-5 Districts | 1 for each 10 persons housed |
Dormitory, sorority, or fraternity house not approved as part of a campus plan: | |
All districts | 1 for each 5 beds |
Flat: | |
R-5-A | 1 for each dwelling unit |
All other districts | 1 for each 2 dwelling units |
One-family dwelling: | |
All districts | 1 for each dwelling unit |
Publicly assisted housing, reserved for the elderly and/or handicapped: | |
All districts | 1 for each 6 dwelling units |
Rooming or boarding house: | |
All districts | 1 plus 1 for each 5 rooming units |
SCHOOLS | |
Child/Elderly Development Center: | |
All districts | 1 for each 4 teachers and other employees |
College or other institution of higher learning, business trade, or other school and accessory uses located on the campus: | |
C-4, C-5 (PAD) | No requirement |
All other districts | 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 as provided in § 2106 |
Elementary and Junior High School: | |
All districts | 2 for each 3 teachers and other employees |
High school and accessory uses: | |
All districts | 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 |
Pre-elementary schools and pre-kindergarten schools or facilities: All districts: Uses in former public school buildings authorized by 11 DCMR §§ 201.1(v) or 222 R Districts | 2 for each 3 teachers and other employees Parking requirements will be those that apply in the most restrictive zone district in which the use is otherwise first permitted as a matter of right. |
WAREHOUSE | |
Warehouse: | |
All districts | 1 for each 3,000 ft.2 of gross floor area |
ALL OTHER USES | |
All Other Uses: | |
All districts | 1 for each 600 ft.2 of gross floor area and cellar floor area |
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the establishment of accessory parking spaces in an amount which exceeds that required by § 2101.1; provided, that each case complies with all other applicable provisions of this chapter and Chapter 23.
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the establishment of parking spaces accessory to buildings or structures for which no required parking spaces are specified in § 2101.1; provided, that each case complies with all other applicable provisions of this chapter and Chapter 23.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 11-2101