901. LOADING REQUIREMENTS

LOADING REQUIREMENTS 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: Additional loading berths, loading platforms and service/delivery spaces shall be required only when the minimum number of loading spaces required for the new use category exceeds the number of spaces required for the prior use category that occupied the same floor area; When determining the amount of additional required loading, it shall be assumed that the previous use provided the minimum number of spaces required; and Historic resources shall not be required to provide additional loading for a change in use without expansion. 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. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2712 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 14506 (December 11, 2020). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Zoning Regulations of 2016: General Rules 11-C DCMR § 901