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NEWS: 17th Street Moratorium

On September 24, 2010 the District Council approved final rulemaking continuing the 17th Street moratorium. The moratorium, initially established in 1990, creates a set of restrictions on the number and types of alcoholic beverage licenses that can be permitted within its boundaries.

These boundaries are defined in the statute as:

“the area bounded by a line beginning at New Hampshire Avenue and S Street, N.W.; continuing east on S Street, N.W., to 17th Street, N.W.; continuing south on 17th Street, N.W., to Riggs Place, N.W.; continuing east on Riggs Place, N.W., to 16th Street, N.W.; continuing south on 16th Street, N.W., to P Street, N.W.; continuing west on P Street, N.W., to 18th Street, N.W.; continuing north on 18th Street, N.W., to New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.; and continuing northeast on New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. to S Street, N.W.”

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Within that area the following license restrictions are in place:

License Type

Number Allowed Under Moratorium
Class A (liquor stores)

2
Class B (grocery stores)

2
Class CR or DR (restaurant)

16
Class CT or DT (tavern)

2
Class CN or DN (nightclub)

0
Class CX or DX (special purpose)

0

Since it’s creation in 1990, the moratorium has been renewed four times: in 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010.  It is currently set to expire September 2013.

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B is currently soliciting feedback about the future of the moratorium. Ultimately the Commission may take one of three courses of action with regards to the moratorium: take no action and allow the moratorium to expire, propose a continuation of the existing moratorium, or propose a new moratorium with different conditions.

To make help in our decision, we are soliciting public comments on the moratorium. There are several ways to share your thoughts with us.

We are holding several listening sessions:

All meetings are held at the Chastleton Ballroom (1701 16th Street NW) at 7pm

Additionally, you may submit your comments via email to: 17thStCommissioners@dupontcircleanc.net

Resources:

East Dupont Circle Moratorium Zone Final Rulemaking (2010)

Update:

For community reference and deliberation, ANC2B has compiled a list of all current licensees in the existing Moratorium zone.

The document can be found here.

 

NEWS: Dupont ANC Seeks New Executive Director

The Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2B) is seeking a new Executive Director (ED).  The ED is a part-time, salaried staff position with the ANC.  The ED serves as our chief administrator, assisting with our public meetings, agendas, minutes, letters, and outreach.

A description of the position is available here. 

We anticipate the position will require 20-25 hours of work per month, with a monthly gross salary of approximately $500. We would like to fill the position as soon as possible with a start date on or around July 15, 2013.

To apply: please contact ANC Commissioner Noah Smith (noah.smith@dupontcircleanc.net) and provide a cover letter and resume by July 1, 2013. You may also contact Noah if you have recommendations or questions. We anticipate phone interviews to take place the first week of July and a final decision made by the full Commission on July 10, 2013.

Please also pass this announcement along to other lists and groups who may know of interested and qualified candidates.

BLOG: M Street Bicycle Lane Public Meeting

Bikes and controversy on M Street.   The District’s public meeting May 15 on its plans to build a protected bike lane on the north side of M Street brought out crowds on both sides. About 100 people packed the West End meeting room to hear the Department of Transportation’s plans and then make their views known. A large group of Metropolitan AME Church members (in 2B05) described how the bike lane would disrupt arrivals and parking at the church. Metropolitan complained strongly about not being told of the pending plans earlier. DDOT will meet with the Church to see what better arrangements can be worked out, but Sam Zimbabwe from DDOT was clear that there will be a bike lane. Church members asked about routing around their block of M. Another 2B stakeholder identifying himself as owning a restaurant –bar in the 1800 block of M street complained that he’d lose business because of access problems caused by the bike lane. Many – less clearly identified by residency – spoke in favor of the bike lane and even argued that it would increase business as bicyclists became aware of businesses along their new routes. DDOT is committed to raising the percent of trips by bicycle from 1% in 2000 to 5% in 2015.

Submitted by Abigail Nichols ANC2B05.