Certificate of Occupancy
All applicants for a Basic Business License operating from a commercial location in the District of Columbia must provide a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for the premise address from which the business activity is conducted in order to demonstrate the activity does not conflict with building and zoning codes. A certificate of occupancy is needed to occupy any structure other than a single family dwelling. To include the following uses: two family flat, apartment house, and all commercial uses.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "DCGISopendata",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:gisgroup@dc.gov"
}
|
| description | <div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>All applicants for a Basic Business License operating from a commercial location in the District of Columbia must provide a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for the premise address from which the business activity is conducted in order to demonstrate the activity does not conflict with building and zoning codes. A certificate of occupancy is needed to occupy any structure other than a single family dwelling. To include the following uses: two family flat, apartment house, and all commercial uses.</span></p></div></div></div> |
| distribution |
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},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "ArcGIS Hub Dataset",
"format": "Web Page",
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}
]
|
| identifier | https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=fbc9363a728d4c008eeb98f9ac62a35a&sublayer=46 |
| issued | 2022-02-15T14:41:14.000Z |
| keyword |
[
"DOB",
"District of Columbia",
"Washington DC",
"certificate of occupancy",
"dwelling",
"home",
"permit"
]
|
| landingPage | https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/DCGIS::certificate-of-occupancy |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| modified | 2026-02-18T05:01:47.000Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "City of Washington, DC"
}
|
| spatial | -77.1119,38.8133,-76.9099,38.9902 |
| theme |
[
"geospatial"
]
|
| title | Certificate of Occupancy |
