311.1 The number of retailer's licenses class CN and DN permitted in the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone, which extends approximately six hundred feet (600 ft.) in all directions from 2135 Queens Chapel Road, N.E., as specifically depicted in § 311.3, shall not exceed three (3).

311.2 On-premises retailer's licenses, class CN and DN, in the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone shall be prohibited from expanding their licensed premises to adjacent properties or lots, except for the purpose of increasing onsite parking.

311.3 The Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone is specifically described as the area bounded by the line on the following map, which extends approximately six hundred feet (600 ft.) in all directions from Ekho Events, Inc., t/a Echostage, ABRA License No. 090250, holder of a Retailer's Class CN License, located at 2135 Queens Chapel Road, N.E., including portions of Adams Place, N.E., Queens Chapel Road, N.E., Bladensburg Road, N.E., 24th Place, N.E. and 25th Place, N.E.

For assistance with reading or reviewing this map, please contact ABCA at 202-442-4423 or abca.director@dc.gov.

311.4 A proposed or existing licensed establishment shall be deemed within the moratorium zone described in this section if any portion of a property line of the premises falls within the area bound by the line or touches the line drawn in § 311.3. The moratorium zone does not include any area or property located entirely outside the boundary lines.

311.5 Any license application may be subject to additional review and measurement by the Board or ABCA to determine if the moratorium is applicable.

311.6 All hotels, whether present or future, shall be exempt from the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone.

311.7 Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Board from approving the transfer of ownership of a retailer's license class CN or DN within the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone subject to the requirements of Title 25 of the D.C. Official Code and this title.

311.8 Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Board from approving the transfer of a license from an existing location within the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone to a new location within the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone.

311.9 A license holder outside the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone shall not be permitted to transfer its license to a location within the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone if the transfer would result in more than three (3) class CN and DN licenses in the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone.

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

311.11 The moratorium imposed by this section shall have a prospective effect and shall not apply to any license granted before the effective date of this section or to any application for licensure pending on the effective date of this section.

311.12 This section shall expire three (3) years after the date of publication of the notice of final rulemaking in District of Columbia Register.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 7244 (July 28, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 6160 (June 11, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 003825 (March 13, 2026).