1104 DENSITY

1104.1 An additional 0.5 FAR shall be permitted for a grocery store use, as described in Subtitle B § 100, subject to:

(a) A minimum of five thousand square feet (5,000 s.f.) of gross floor area shall be devoted to customer-accessible sales and display area used for the sale of a general line of food products intended for home preparation and consumption; and

(b) A maximum of fifteen percent (15%) of the gross floor area of the store may be devoted to the sale of alcohol for off-site consumption.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2987 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 6596 (June 15, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 011297 (August 25, 2023); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 000506 (January 16, 2026).