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DOB is excited to introduce Pop-Up Permits (PUPs), our new pilot program for customers to get a streamlined Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for temporary use of a previously vacant building for up to one (1) year - all without going through the traditional permitting process to maximize the time the space can operate. Learn more about Pop-Up Permits (PUPs).

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02/28/2020

The use of a vacant lot for temporary construction buildings, such as a trailer, is allowed as a matter-of-right, under 11 DCMR § U-202.1(p) in all R- zones: 

ZA-015
02/28/2020

A microbrewery or micro-distillery is classified as a light manufacturing use and is allowed as a matter-of-right pursuant to 11 DCMR § U-801.1(v) in the Production, Distribution and Repair or PDR Zone. 

ZA-013
02/28/2020

A use that specializes in providing services, that include rental of automobiles, falls under the “Motor Vehicle-Related” Use Category 11 DCMR Subtitle B-200.2 (v) (1), which states that this includes “A u

ZA-018
02/28/2020

A cooking facility is a component of a dwelling unit as defined in 11 DCMR § B-100.2: 

ZA-011
02/28/2020

Section B-100.2, Definitions, define a “Court, Closed” as: 

ZA-016
02/28/2020

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

ZA-014
02/28/2020

As set forth in Subtitle B §§ 100.2 and 304.7 of the Zoning Regulations, an interior space of a building is considered to contain gross floor area [GFA] when it has structural headroom of 6 feet 6 inches or greater

ZA-019
02/28/2020

Applicants proposing to change the headroom of an existing basement or cellar with substandard but pre-existing structural headroom of over six feet, six inches (6 ft., 6 in.) must determine if such change constitutes an...

ZA-012
02/28/2020

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

ZA-017
02/26/2020

IN 11 DCMR Subtitle U, Section U-253.7(a), the relevant table sets forth the minimum Gross Floor Area [GFA] required for a principal dwelling in order to have an accessory apartment use that is located in the principal...

ZA-020

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