Quotas — Off-premises retail licenses.
Effective Mar 22, 2023May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959; Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-187, § 101(k), 51 DCR 6525; Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-23, § 2(d), 58 DCR 6509; Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-260, § 2(c)(4); Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-165, § 2(c)(5); Feb. 21, 2020, D.C. Law 23-51, § 2(b)(3); June 30, 2022, D.C. Law 24-127, § 2(c)(3); Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-332, § 5
- (a) The number of off-premises retailer’s licenses, class A, shall be no more than 250.
- (b) The number of off-premises retailer’s licenses, class B, shall be no more than 275.
- (c) The quotas set forth in this section shall have a prospective effect.
(d) The quotas set forth in subsection (b) of this section shall not prohibit the issuance of a license for an off-premises retailer's license, class B, for the sale of alcoholic beverages in an establishment if:
- (1) The applicant applies for an off-premises retailer's license, class B, that meets the definition of a full-service grocery store, as defined in § 25-101(22A));
- (2) The sale of alcoholic beverages constitutes no more than 15% of the total volume of gross receipts on an annual basis;
- (3) The establishment is not located in a residential-use district as defined in the zoning regulations and shown in the official atlases of the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia, or if located within the Southeast Federal Center, in the SEFC-1 zone; and
- (4) The opinion of the ANC, if any, in which the establishment is located has been given great weight.
- (e) Off-premises retailer's licenses, class AI or 25% grocery store class A, shall not be counted toward the quota set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
- (f) Off-premises retailer's licenses, class BI, shall not be counted toward the quota set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
- (g) The quotas set forth in subsection (a) and subsection (b) of this section shall not prohibit the issuance of a license for an off-premises retailer's license, class AI or BI.
History
May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959
Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-187, § 101(k), 51 DCR 6525
Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-23, § 2(d), 58 DCR 6509
Apr. 7, 2017, D.C. Law 21-260, § 2(c)(4)
Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-165, § 2(c)(5)
Feb. 21, 2020, D.C. Law 23-51, § 2(b)(3)
June 30, 2022, D.C. Law 24-127, § 2(c)(3)
Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-332, § 5
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(d) of Southeast Federal Center/Yards Non-Discriminatory Grocery Store Emergency Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-674, December 28, 2010, 58 DCR 130).
Temporary Legislation
Section 4(b) of D.C. Law 18-346 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
Section 2(d) of D.C. Law 18-346, in subsec. (d)(3), substituted “or, if located within the Southeast Federal Center, in the SEFC/C-R zone;” for a semicolon at the end.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 19-23, in subsec. (d)(3), substituted “or, if located within the Southeast Federal Center, in the SEFC/C-R zone;” for a semicolon.
D.C. Law 15-187 rewrote par. (5) of subsec. (d) which had read as follows: “(5) The opinion of the ANC in which the establishment is located has been given great weight as specified in Chapter 4.”
Section References
This section is referenced in § 25-112 and § 25-332.