Opinion ID: 2347930
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: ABC Board Proceedings

Text: The intervenor, C.J.K., intending to operate an Irish family restaurant, applied on April 22, 1976, for a Class C liquor license for the premises located at 3412 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. [1] As required by statute, D.C.Code 1973, § 25-115(b), the ABC Board posted and published notice of the date for hearing on the application, May 20, 1976. Two neighborhood residents, Judy and Gary Kopff, are among the petitioners here. [2] They collected the signatures of thirty-eight remonstrants on a petition opposing the grant of the license, and submitted the petition to the Board. [3] For reasons apparently connected with the substantial protest, the ABC Board rescheduled the hearing for June 9, 1976. The Board published notice of the rescheduling, as required, and also personally notified Judy Kopff; but the Board did not notify other known remonstrants or post notice of the new date on the premises. After conducting a contested hearing on June 9, 1976, during which nine individuals testified for the applicant and four remonstrants testified against, the Board determined, by findings of fact and conclusions of law, that the location was appropriate for the license desired. On September 21, 1976, the Board ordered that the license be issued upon compliance by the applicant with all remaining requirements of this and other appropriate municipal agencies. C.J.K. complied, and the license eventually was issued on January 14, 1977. [4] In the meantime, this petition for judicial review had been filed on October 6, 1976. See D.C.Code 1977 Supp., § 1510; D.C.App.R. 15.