305 GEORGETOWN MORATORIUM ZONE

305.1 No Retailer's licenses Class CN, CR, CT, CX, DN, DR, DT, or DX shall be issued for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of this section in the area that extends approximately 1800 feet in all directions from the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. This area shall be known as the Georgetown Moratorium Zone.

305.2 The Georgetown Moratorium Zone is more specifically described as beginning at the intersection of 33rd and Q Streets; East on Q Street to Wisconsin Avenue; Southeast on Wisconsin Avenue to Q Street; East on Q Street to 29th Street; South on 29th Street to P Street; East on P Street to 28th Street; South on 28th Street to O Street; East on O Street to 27th Street; South on 27th Street to the Northwest Boundary of Rock Creek Park; Southwest along the Northwest Boundary of Rock Creek to the North Bulkhead of the Potomac River; West along the North Bulkhead of the Potomac River to the Key Bridge; North on the Key Bridge to M Street; West on M Street to 36th Street; North on 36th Street to O Street; East on O Street to 35th Street; North on 35th Street to P Street; East on P Street to 34th Street; North on 34th Street to Volta Place; East on Volta Place to 33rd Street; North on 33rd Street to Q Street.

305.3 The following establishments shall be exempt from the Georgetown Moratorium Zone:

(a) All hotels, whether present or future; and

(b) Establishments located in or to be located in Georgetown Park, Georgetown Park II, Prospect Place Mall, Georgetown Court, and Washington Harbor.

305.4 Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Board from approving the transfer of ownership of a Class C or D Retailer's license within the Georgetown Moratorium Zone that was in effect or for which an application was pending prior to the effective date of this section, subject to the requirements of Title 25 of the D.C. Official Code and this title.

305.5 Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Board from approving the transfer of a license from a location within the Georgetown Moratorium Zone to a new location within the Georgetown Moratorium Zone.

305.6 A license holder outside the Georgetown Moratorium Zone shall not be permitted to transfer its license to a location within the Georgetown Moratorium Zone.

305.7 Nothing in this section shall prohibit a valid protest of any transfer or change of license class.

305.8 The moratorium shall have a prospective effect and shall not apply to any license granted

prior to the effective date of this section or to any application for licensure pending on the effective date of this section.

305.9 This section shall expire on April 14, 2010.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 601 (January 22, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 4309 (April 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 3821 (April 15, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 12991 (December 26, 2008).