District of Columbia Administrative Code

823 PROHIBITED USES (M) 823.1 The following uses are prohibited in M Districts: (a) Abattoir or slaughter house; (b) Acetylene gas manufacture; (c) Ammunition and explosive manufacture or storage; (d) Animal rendering; (e) Arsenal; (f) Bituminous products refining or manufacture,…

824 ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES (M) 824.1 Accessory parking spaces, except for a motel, wholly within three hundred feet (300 ft.) of the lot or part of the lot on which the principal use is permitted, shall be permitted as a special exception in an M District when those parking spa…

825 STANDARDS OF EXTERNAL EFFECTS (M) 825.1 All uses established in an M District under §§ 801.7 or 821.3, all Electronic Equipment Facility (EEF) uses established in an M District, and all uses accessory to those uses shall be operated to comply with the standards of external ef…

826 EXTERNAL EFFECTS PERMIT APPLICATIONS (M) 826.1 When filing an application for a building permit or a certificate of occupancy with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs for a hotel or inn permitted in an M District under § 821.2 or for a use permitted under § 821.…

840 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES (C-M, M) 840.1 Except as provided in § 840.2 and in Chapters 20 through 25 of this title, the height of buildings or structures, not including a penthouse, in an Industrial District shall not exceed that given in the following table: ZONE DIS…

841 FLOOR AREA RATIO (C-M, M) 841.1 Except as provided in § 845, the maximum permitted floor area ratio of buildings in an Industrial District shall be given in the following table: ZONE DISTRICT MAXIMUM FLOR AREA RATIO (FAR) C-M-1 3.0 C-M-2 4.0 C-M-3 6.0 M 6.0 841.2 The bulk of …

842 REAR YARDS (C-M, M) 842.1 A rear yard shall be provided for each structure located in an Industrial District. 842.2 Except as provided in § 842.5, the rear yard need not be provided below a horizontal plane twenty feet (20 ft.) above the mean finished grade at the middle of t…

843 SIDE YARDS (C-M, M) 843.1 No side yard shall be required on a lot in an Industrial District, except where a side lot line of the lot abuts a Residence District. 843.2 Where a side lot line abuts a Residence District, a side yard shall be provided along that side lot line with…

844 COURTS (C-M, M) 844.1 Where a court is provided in an Industrial District, that court shall have the dimensions specified in this section. 844.2 An open court shall be at least two and one-half inches wide per foot (2.5 in./ft.) of height of court, but not less than six feet …

845 PENTHOUSES (C-M, M) 845.1 Section 411 shall be applicable to penthouses in the Industrial Districts. 845.2 [REPEALED]. SOURCE: §§ 6305.1 and 6305.2 of the Zoning Regulations, effective May 12, 1958; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000)…

900 GENERAL PROVISIONS: WATERFRONT DISTRICTS 900.1 The Waterfront (W) Districts are applied to waterfront areas that have one (1) or more of the following characteristics: (a) Geographically, historically, or locationally unique; (b) Adjacent to well-established residential areas…

901 USES AS A MATTER OF RIGHT (W) 901.1 The following uses shall be permitted in the W-1, W-2, and W-3 Districts as a matter of right: (a) Artist's studio; (b) Antenna, subject to the standards and procedure that apply to the particular class of antenna pursuant to chapter 27 of …

902 PROHIBITED USES (W) 902.1 The following uses are prohibited in Waterfront Districts: (a) Any establishment that has as a principal use the administration of massages; (b) Any industrial use prohibited in the M District; (c) Automobile or motorcycle sales or repairs; (d) Car w…

905 PLANNING OFFICE REVIEW (W) 905.1 Wherever §§ 906 through 926 require referral of an application to the D.C. Office of Planning for coordination, review, and report, the report shall reflect consideration of the following: (a) Whether the proposed use furthers the objectives o…

906 HOSPITALS AND CLINICS (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 906.1 If the Board of Zoning Adjustment considers that it is appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, a hospital or clinic shall be permitted as a special exception in the W-1, W-2, and W-3 Districts when a…

907 UTILITIES (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 907.1 If the Board of Zoning Adjustment considers that it is appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, an electric substation, natural gas regulator station, public utility pumping station, optical transmission node, or…

908 BOWLING ALLEYS (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 908.1 If the Board of Zoning Adjustment considers that it is appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, a bowling alley shall be permitted as a special exception in the W-1, W-2, and W-3 Districts when authorized by…

909 MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 909.1 If the Board of Zoning Adjustment considers that it is appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, a light manufacturing, processing, fabricating, or milling establishment shall be permitted as a …

910 WAREHOUSES AND WHOLESALERS (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 910.1 If the Board of Zoning Adjustment considers that it is appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, a warehouse or wholesale use shall be permitted as a special exception in the W-1, W-2, and W-3 Dis…

911 BUILDING SERVICE TRADES (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 911.1 If the Board of Zoning Adjustment considers that it is appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, a building service trade, including but not limited to plumber, electrician, exterminator, or air-cond…

912 PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND TRADE SCHOOLS (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 912.1 If the Board of Zoning Adjustment considers that it is appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, a private school or trade school shall be permitted as a special exception in the W-1, W-2, …

913 COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 913.1 If the Board of Zoning Adjustment considers that they are appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, community-based residential facilities in the following categories shall be permitte…

914 ANTENNA TOWER AND MONOPOLE (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 914.1 If the Board considers that it is appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront Districts, an antenna tower or monopole shall be permitted as a special exception in the W-1, W-2, and W-3 Districts, if approved …

915 MISCELLANEOUS USES (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 915.1 If the Board of Zoning Adjustment considers that they are appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, other uses not specified in §§ 902, 906 through 914, and 916 shall be permitted as special exceptions in…

916 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 916.1 If the Zoning Commission considers that it is appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, a college or university shall be permitted as a special exception in the W-1, W-2, and W-3 Districts when aut…

917 POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL FACILITY (W-1, W-2, AND W-3) 917.1 A vehicle maintenance facility or equestrian unit shall be permitted in a W District if approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as a special exception under § 3104, subject to the provisions of this section. 917.…

918 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6358 (July 8, 2005). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 to 6-641.15 (form…

919 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6358 (July 8, 2005). AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 to 6-641.15 (form…

920 USES SUBJECT TO SPECIAL EXCEPTION (W-0) - GENERAL PROVISIONS 920.1 The uses described in §§ 921 through 925 are permitted if approved as special exceptions in the W-0 District. 920.2 Except as provided in § 920.3, applications for special exceptions within the W-0 District sh…

921 BOATHOUSE (W-0) 921.1 If appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, a boathouse shall be permitted as a special exception in the W-0 District. 921.2 In addition to demonstrating that the boathouse meets the criteria for special exceptions set forth i…

922 MARINA (W-0) 922.1 If appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, a marina shall be permitted as a special exception in the W-0 District, provided that the applicant demonstrates the proposed use meets the special exception criteria set forth in §§ 92…

923 YACHT CLUB (W-0) 923.1 If appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District, a yacht club shall be permitted as a special exception in the W-0 District. 923.2 In addition to demonstrating that the yacht club meets the criteria for special exceptions set fort…

924 CARETAKER'S RESIDENCE (W-0) 924.1 A caretaker's residence, for a person employed on the premises, as an accessory use within a boathouse, marina, or yacht club in the W-0 District shall be permitted as a special exception. 924.2 In addition to demonstrating that the caretaker…

925 ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES (W-0) 925.1 In addition to the uses set forth in §§ 920 through 924 of this Chapter, the following uses shall also be permitted as special exceptions in the W-0 District if appropriate in furthering the objectives of the Waterfront District; …

926 PARKING SPACES (W-0) 926.1 Notwithstanding § 2116.1. of this Title, parking spaces for boathouses, marinas, yacht clubs, or other recreational uses to be located elsewhere than on the same lot or part of the lot on which the principal use is located, may be permitted as a spe…