The current Zoning Regulations, DCMR Title 11, do not overtly address the regulation of signs.  However, the previous set of Zoning Regulations, also known as ZR 58, had the following Section reference that signs were subject to the regulations in the D.C. Construction Code: 

11 DCMR §2506 [ZR 58]: 

2506.1 Any outdoor sign or other form of exterior advertising erected in any district shall comply with the sign regulations in the D.C. Construction Code, 12 DCMR § 3107A, that govern the erection, hanging, placing, painting, display, and maintenance of outdoor display signs and other forms of exterior advertising with the District of Columbia.   

In the absence of regulations regarding signs, and the above reference, signs were not subject to zoning regulation in ZR 58.  Even though this provision of ZR 58 was not carried over to the current Zoning Regulations, the Zoning Administrator has determined that the Zoning Regulations, DCMR Title 11, do not regulate signage.   

Therefore, the Office of Zoning Administration does not normally review applications for signs.  However, the Zoning Administrator has further determined that in some cases, such as an Order for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) or Design Review that was approved by the Zoning Commission, or an order that is the subject of a Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) case, a sign or signage may be subject to a Zoning Commission or BZA imposed condition and would then be reviewed by the Office of Zoning Administration.  In addition, the placement of some signs, such as a monument or pole sign placed in a way that could block access to a driveway or to a parking space, would be reviewed by the Office of Zoning Administration to determine if such placement creates a zoning violation.