Required parking spaces are required to be provided at a location that is specified under the following Section, 11 DCMR C-701.8: 

C-701.8 Required parking spaces shall be located either:  

(a)  On the same lot as the use or structure they are meant to serve; or 

(b)  On another lot, subject to the following provisions: 

. . . . 

(c)  Unless under common ownership, a written agreement shall remain in effect between the owner of the parking area and the owner of the use for which the parking spaces are required (the use); . . . [emphasis added] 

(d)  A draft of the written agreement shall be provided as part of any building permit application associated with either the site of the parking area or the site for which the parking spaces are required.  The final, original written agreement shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for the use and any amendment or successor agreement must be filed no later than ten (10) days following execution by the parties; [emphasis added] 

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The Zoning Administrator has determined that the written agreement for instances of off-site parking, under 11 DCMR C-701.8(b), (c), and (d), must be in the form of a covenant.  The Zoning Administrator has developed a sample Off-Site Parking Covenant Template, attached.