District of Columbia Administrative Code

700 NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING DISTRICTS (C-1) 700.1 The Neighborhood Shopping (C-1) District is designed to provide convenient retail and personal service establishments for the day-to-day needs of a small tributary area, with a minimum impact upon surrounding residential development…

701 USES AS A MATTER OF RIGHT (C-1) 701.1 The following service establishments shall be permitted in a C-1 District as a matter of right: (a) Bank or other financial institution; (b) Bar or cocktail lounge; (c) Barber or beauty shop; (d) Cobbler or shoe repair shop; (e) Collectio…

702 ACCESSORY USES AND BUILDINGS (C-1) 702.1 A mechanical amusement machine shall be permitted in a C-1 District as an accessory use incidental to the uses permitted in §§ 701 through 711; provided, that the machine shall be subject to the provisions of § 2501. 702.2 A child deve…

704 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS: GENERAL (C-1) 704.1 The following uses as specified in §§ 706 through 712 shall be permitted as special exceptions in a C-1 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 5541, 5545 (Octobe…

705 PLANNING OFFICE REVIEW (C-1) 705.1 Upon receiving an application for an approval under §§ 706 through 711, the Board of Zoning Adjustment shall submit the application to the D.C. Office of Planning for coordination, review, report, and impact assessment. 705.2 The submitted a…

706 GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS (C-1) 706.1 A gasoline service station established or enlarged after May 12, 1958, shall be permitted in a C-1 District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the provisions of chapter 23 of this…

707 UTILITIES (C-1) 707.1 A public utility pumping station, subject to any requirements pertaining to setbacks, or screening, or other requirements that the Board of Zoning Adjustment deems necessary for the protection of neighboring or adjacent property, shall be permitted in a …

708 ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES (C-1) 708.1 Accessory parking spaces elsewhere than on the same lot or part of a lot on which any principal C-1 use is permitted, except for a one-family dwelling, when the parking spaces will be established within the square in which the principal us…

709 BOWLING ALLEYS (C-1) 709.1 A bowling alley shall be permitted in a C-1 District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section. 709.2 [DELETED] 709.3 The use shall not be within twenty-five feet (25…

710 AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORY SALES (C-1) 710.1 Automobile accessory sales, including installations when the operations are carried on entirely within a building, shall be permitted in a C-1 District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, su…

711 COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES (C-1) 711.1 Community-based residential facilities in the following subcategories shall be permitted in a C-1 District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104: (a) Youth residential care home or …

712 PREPARED FOOD SHOP (C-1) 712.1 A Prepared Food Shop with more than eighteen seats for patrons shall be permitted in a C-1 District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104 provided that no drive-through shall be permitted. SOURCE: Fina…

720 COMMUNITY BUSINESS CENTER DISTRICTS (C-2) 720.1 The Community Business Center (C-2) District is divided into C-2-A, C-2-B, C‑2-B-1, and C-2-C Districts. 720.2 The C-2-A District is designed to provide facilities for shopping and business needs, housing, and mixed uses for lar…

721 USES AS A MATTER OF RIGHT (C-2) 721.1 Any use permitted in C-1 Districts under § 701 shall be permitted in a C-2 District as a matter of right. 721.2 In addition to the uses permitted in C-1 Zone Districts by § 701.1, the following service establishments shall be permitted in…

722 ACCESSORY USES AND BUILDINGS (C-2) 722.1 A mechanical amusement machine shall be permitted in a C-2 District as an accessory use incidental to the uses permitted in §§ 721, 722, and 726 through 734, subject to provisions of § 2501. 722.2 A child development home or an expande…

724 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS: GENERAL (C-2) 724.1 The following uses as specified in §§ 726 through 734 shall be permitted in a C-2 District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 5541, 5545 (Octob…

725 PLANNING OFFICE REVIEW (C-2) 725.1 Upon receiving an application for an approval under §§ 726 through 734, the Board of Zoning Adjustment shall submit the application to the D.C. Office of Planning for coordination, review, report, and impact assessment. 725.2 The Planning Of…

726 GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS (C-2) 726.1 A gasoline service station established or enlarged after May 12, 1958, or a repair garage not including body and fender work, shall be permitted in a C-2 District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under …

727 MOTORCYCLE SALES AND REPAIR (C-2) 727.1 Motorcycle sales and repair shall be permitted in a C-2 District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section. 727.2 [DELETED] 727.3 The use and all its acc…

728 UTILITIES (C-2) 728.1 A public utility pumping station, subject to any requirements pertaining to setbacks, screening, or other requirement that the Board of Zoning deems necessary for the protection of adjacent or nearby property, shall be permitted in a C-2 District as a sp…

729 LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING (C-2) 729.1 Enlargement of an existing laundry or dry cleaning establishment that contains more than twenty-five hundred square feet (2,500 ft.2) of gross floor area shall be permitted in a C-2 District as a special exception if approved by the Board …

730 ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES (C-2) 730.1 Accessory parking spaces elsewhere than on the same lot or part of a lot on which any principal C-2 use is permitted, except for a one-family dwelling, when the parking spaces will be established within the square in which the principal us…

731 MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS (C-2) 731.1 Any establishment that has as a principal use the administration of massages shall be permitted in a C-2 District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section. 7…

732 COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES (C-2) 732.1 Community-based residential facilities in the following subcategories shall be permitted in a C-2 District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104: (a) Youth residential care home or …

733 FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS (C-2-A) 733.1 Fast food establishments shall be permitted in a C-2-A District as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section. 733.2 No part of the lot on which the use is lo…

734 FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE (C-2-A) 734.1 Food delivery service shall be permitted in the C-2-A District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment in accordance with the conditions specified in § 3104 for special exceptions, subject to the provisions of this section. 734.2 No p…

735 ANIMAL BOARDING (C-2) 735.1 An animal boarding use that is not permitted as a matter-of-right pursuant to § 721.2(a) may be permitted as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the requirements of this section. 735.2 The use …

736 PET GROOMING ESTABLISHMENT (C-2) 736.1 A pet grooming establishment may be permitted as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the requirements of this section. 736.2 The pet grooming establishment shall produce no noise or …

737 PET SHOP (C-2) 737.1 A pet shop may be permitted as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the requirements of this section. 737.2 The pet shop shall be located and designed to create no objectionable condition to adjacent p…

738 VETERINARY BOARDING HOSPITAL (C-2) 738.1 A veterinary boarding hospital may be permitted as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the requirements of this section. 738.2 A veterinary boarding hospital may board any animal p…

739 ANIMAL SHELTER (C-2) 739.1 An animal shelter may be permitted as a special exception if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the requirements of this section. 739.2 The animal shelter shall be located and designed to create no objectionable cond…

740 MAJOR BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT CENTERS (C-3) 740.1 The C-3 District is designed to accommodate major business and employment centers supplementary to the Central Business (C-4) District. 740.2 All C-3 Districts shall provide substantial amounts of employment, housing, and mixe…

741 USES AS A MATTER OF RIGHT (C-3) 741.1 Any use permitted in C-2 Districts under § 721 shall be permitted in a C-3 District as a matter of right. 741.2 In addition to the uses permitted in C-2 Districts by § 721.1, the following service establishments shall be permitted in a C-…

742 ACCESSORY USES AND BUILDINGS (C-3) 742.1 A mechanical amusement machine shall be permitted in a C-3 District as an accessory use incidental to the uses permitted in §§ 741 through 744, subject to provisions of § 2501. 742.2 A child development home or an expanded child develo…

743 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS (C-3) 743.1 A gasoline service station established or enlarged after December 20, 1985, a repair garage in any C-3 District, or a mechanical parking garage in C-3-A and C-3-B Districts, shall be permitted in a C-3 District as a special exception if approved…

744 SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESSES (C-3) 744.1 A sexually-oriented business establishment shall be permitted in C-3-C Districts as a special exception only if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the requirements of this section. 744.2 No portion of t…

745 ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FACILITIES (C-3) 745.1 An Electronic Equipment Facility (EEF) that does not qualify as a matter-of-right use under § 741.8 may be permitted as a special exception in a C-3 District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment under § 3104, subject to the…