2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 25 - Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Requirements To Qualify For License › Subchapter IV - Board-Created Moratoria › § 25–352. Procedures to request a moratorium

§ 25–352. Procedures to request a moratorium.
(a) The moratorium request shall be made to the Board in writing, stating:
(1) The name and address of the individual, group, or business entity seeking the moratorium;
(2) The area of the District to be covered by the moratorium;
(3) The class or classes of licenses to be covered by the moratorium; and
(4) A detailed statement of the reasons that the moratorium is appropriate under at least 2 of the appropriateness standards set forth in subchapter II of this chapter.
(b) For the purposes of subsection (a)(2) of this section, the individual, group, or business entity seeking the moratorium shall identify one licensed establishment. The area to be covered by the moratorium shall be measured from the property lines of that establishment. The entire area to be covered under a moratorium shall be either a locality, section, or portion.
(c) For the purposes of subsection (a)(3) of this section, a moratorium may be sought for a single class of license or for any combination of the classes of licenses.
(d) No moratorium request to limit the number of licenses to be issued, the number of licenses issued for any single class, or the issuance of amended licenses for any single class that constitute a substantial change shall be considered by the Board unless all the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have been met and the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) If the requested moratorium area is a locality, there shall exist in the area at least 3 licensed establishments of the same class or 6 licensed establishments of any class or combination of classes;
(2) If the requested moratorium area is a section, there shall exist in the area at least 6 establishments of the same class or 12 establishments of any class or combination of classes; or
(3) If the requested moratorium area is a portion, there shall exist in the area at least 9 establishments of the same class or 18 establishments of any class or combination of classes.
(e) A moratorium request to limit the sale of products by licensees under an off-premises retailer’s license, class A and class B, shall not be considered by the Board unless all the requirements of subsection (a) of this section have been met and the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) If the requested moratorium area is a locality, there shall exist in the locality at least 3 class A, 3 class B, or any combination of 3 class A or class B licensed establishments;
(2) If the requested moratorium area is a section, there shall exist in the section at least 5 class A, 5 class B, or any combination of 5 class A or class B licensed establishments; or
(3) If the requested moratorium area is a portion, there shall exist in the portion at least 7 class A, 7 class B, or any combination of 7 class A or class B licensed establishments.
(f) The requirements of this section shall not apply to solicitor’s licenses, manager’s licenses, caterer’s licenses, or to temporary licenses.
(May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959; Oct. 1, 2002, D.C. Law 14-190, § 1702(h), 49 DCR 6968; Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-187, § 201(d), 51 DCR 6525; Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-332, § 5, 70 DCR 1582.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 25-353.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 14-190 rewrote subsec. (d), and added subsec. (e).
D.C. Law 15-187 added subsec. (f).
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1702(h) of Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-453, July 23, 2002, 49 DCR 8026).