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Adams Morgan Moratorium Zone

Background

The Adams Morgan Moratorium Zone (AMMZ) has been in effect, with certain modifications, since 2000.

The current rulemaking:

  • Renews the Adams Morgan Moratorium for three years
  • Increases the cap on the number of CT, DT, CX, and DX retailer licenses to 16
  • Maintains all other restrictions in the existing moratorium

Boundaries

The Adams Morgan Moratorium Zone is more specifically described as beginning at 18th Street and Vernon Street, NW; and proceeding on both sides of all streets, unless otherwise noted:

  • West on Vernon Street to 19th Street
  • Northwest on 19th Street to Wyoming Avenue
  • Southwest on Wyoming Avenue to 20th Street
  • Northwest on 20th Street to Belmont Road
  • West on Belmont Road to Waterside Drive
  • North on Waterside Drive to Allen Place
  • East on Allen Place to 20th Street
  • North on 20th Street to Biltmore Street
  • North on Biltmore Street to Calvert Street
  • East on Calvert Street to Lanier Place
  • Northeast on Lanier Place to Adams Mill Road
  • Northwest on Adams Mill Road, and then Northeast to Ontario Road; East on Ontario Road to Lanier Place
  • Northeast on Lanier Place to Quarry Road
  • Southeast on Quarry Road to Columbia Road
  • Northeast on Columbia Road to Mozart Place
  • South on Mozart Place to Euclid Street
  • East on Euclid Street to 16th Street
  • South on the West side of 16th Street to Florida Avenue
  • Southwest on Florida Avenue to U Street
  • West on U Street to 18th Street, Washington, D.C.

Exemptions

The AMMZ exempts:

  • Restaurant CR/DR licenses
  • Hotels CH/DH licenses
  • Off-Premises Retailer A/B licenses

Status

The ABC Board approved the Adams Morgan Moratorium Zone (AMMZ) Notice of Fourth Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking, by a three (3) to zero (0) vote on December 13, 2023. 

These emergency rules will expire on April 11, 2024, unless superseded by an emergency or final rulemaking. The emergency action is necessary for the preservation of the health, safety and welfare of District residents in order to keep the AMMZ in place until the Board can adopt final rules regarding its renewal.