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PR 26-0739

Glover Park Moratorium Zone Approval Resolution of 2026

26th Council Period (2025-2026) Introduced by Phil Mendelson

Establishes a Glover Park Moratorium Zone limiting most alcohol licenses, allowing at most one new tavern license for a truly new business over a three-year window.

Referred to Committee on Public Works and Operations
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Bill Summary · PR 26-0739

Summary of PR 26-0739: Glover Park Moratorium Zone Approval Resolution of 2026

  • Objective and purpose

    • The bill seeks approval of proposed final rules by the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board to establish and renew the Glover Park Moratorium Zone. The moratorium would limit the issuance of certain alcohol licenses in a defined area to preserve peace, order, and quiet, protect residential parking, and safeguard property values. The Council approves the Board’s rulemaking and endorses extending the moratorium with a limited, controlled opportunity for one new tavern license.

  • Key provisions and changes

    • Establishment of the moratorium zone: Extends approximately 1,200 feet in all directions from 2436 Wisconsin Ave NW (Glover Park) as the area where license activity is restricted.
    • License limits within the zone:
    • No new retailer licenses of classes CN (retailer beer/wine), CX (retailer beer/wine with on-site consumption), DN (downtown-style license), or DX shall be issued.
    • The total number of CT or DT licenses (tavern-type licenses) shall not exceed one within the moratorium zone.
    • Conditional framework for the one tavern license:
    • The single new tavern license must be issued to a truly new business, with a new trade name formed on or after April 1, 2026.
    • A new certificate of occupancy must be issued on or after April 1, 2026 for the licensed establishment.
    • The applicant must not be the holder of a retailer license within the moratorium zone seeking to convert its license to a tavern.
    • Duration and sunset:
    • The moratorium section (308) expires three years after the notice of final rulemaking is published in the D.C. Register, unless extended or renewed earlier.
    • Effective timing:
    • The rules take effect five days after publication of the Notice of Final Rulemaking in the District of Columbia Register.

  • Affected parties and stakeholders

    • Residents of Glover Park and neighboring communities, who would benefit from maintained peace, quiet, and reduced parking conflicts.
    • Local businesses and prospective licensees, who would be limited to at most one new tavern license and constrained from adding new alcohol licenses in the zone.
    • Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3B (ANC 3B), which requested renewal with the provision for one tavern license.
    • The Glover Park Alliance and other community organizations that provided testimony on the impact of the moratorium on local commerce and foot traffic.

  • Procedural and timeline aspects

    • Background and rulemaking process:
    • Public hearing held January 14, 2026; notice published December 19, 2025.
    • Emergency extension of the moratorium approved March 25, 2026, with proposed rulemaking proceeding.
    • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published April 17, 2026; final rulemaking adopted May 20, 2026.
    • Council action:
    • The Council is required to approve the proposed final rules. If not acted upon within 90 days, rules are deemed approved and become ripe for Board final action.
    • Effective date:
    • Final rules take effect five days after publication in the District of Columbia Register.

  • Fiscal impact

    • The Council adopts the accompanying fiscal impact statement; specific fiscal effects would depend on implementation and regulatory administration costs.

Overall, PR 26-0739 codifies a controlled, time-limited expansion within Glover Park that enables one new tavern license while preserving a broad moratorium on other license types to protect residential life and property values.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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