D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 11, § 1401
Use Provisions (RC)
Effective Mar 19, 201057 DCR 2304Authority: The Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia (the “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under § 1of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, 799; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-641.01 (2008 Repl.)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 2384, 2386 (April 26, 1991); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8448 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 9393,9399 (September 28, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking and Order No. 08-17 published at 57 DCR 2304 (March 19, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 3635 (March 15, 2013).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
1401.1 The following uses shall be prohibited in the RC Overlay District:
- (a) Antenna tower in excess of twenty feet (20 ft.) in height;
- (b) Any use prohibited in the CR District by § 602.1, except a parking lot as permitted by § 1403.2;
- (c) Assembly hall, auditorium, or public hall;
- (d) Automobile laundry;
- (e) Automobile or truck sales;
- (f) Automobile rental agency that stores or services automobiles within the RC Overlay District;
- (g) Bar or cocktail lounge;
- (h) Billiard parlor or pool hall;
- (i) Boat or other marine sales;
- (j) Bowling alley;
- (k) Bus passenger depot;
- (l) Drive-through;
- (m) Funeral mortuary or other similar establishment;
- (n) Gasoline service station or repair garage;
- (o) Hotel or inn;
- (p) Motorcycle sales or repair;
- (q) Movie theater;
- (r) Off-premises alcoholic beverage sales;
- (s) On-premises dry cleaning establishment;
- (t) Parcel delivery service establishment other than one exclusively dedicated to serving a sound stage or a movie, video, or television production facility that existed on April 26, 1991;
- (u) Restaurant or fast food establishment;
- (v) Satellite reception dish greater than fifteen feet (15 ft.) in diameter;
- (w) Transient accommodations that are not home occupations;
- (x) Veterinary hospital; and
(y) Video game parlor.
1401.2 Except as provided in §1401.3, if any of the principal uses prohibited by § 1401.1 would be permitted as an accessory use in the underling zone district, that accessory use is also prohibited in the RC Overlay District.
1401.3 Notwithstanding § 1401.2, the off-premises beer and wine sales accessory use in the grocery store located in Square 2572, Lot 36 may continue as a matter of right provided that it shall not occupy more than 2,078 square feet of the store's gross floor area.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 38 DCR 2384, 2386 (April 26, 1991); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9741-43 (December 8, 2000), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8335, 8448 (October 20, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 9393,9399 (September 28, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking and Order No. 08-17 published at 57 DCR 2304 (March 19, 2010).