District Of Columbia § 25-211 - Regulations.
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§ 25-211. Regulations.
25-211Within 180 days after May 3, 2001, the Mayor shall issue conforming regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this title.
The Mayor shall submit the proposed regulations to the Council for a 45-day period of review. The Council may approve the proposed regulations in whole or in part. If the Council has not approved the regulations upon expiration of the 45-day review period, the regulations shall be deemed disapproved.
The current regulations in Chapter 23 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations shall remain in effect until the Council approves new regulations as provided in this subsection.
The Mayor shall submit other proposed regulations to the Council for a 90-day period of review.
The Council may approve the proposed regulations in whole or in part. If the Council has not approved the regulations upon expiration of the 90-day review period, the regulations shall be deemed disapproved; except, that upon the expiration of the 90-day review period, regulations issued pursuant to shall be deemed approved.
The Mayor may submit proposed regulations under this subsection regarding the regulation of promotional events such as pub crawls.
The Mayor may in any time of public emergency, without previous notice or advertisement, prohibit the sale of any or all alcoholic beverages.
Any regulations promulgated under this section shall become effective 5 days after being published in the District of Columbia Register.
Within 30 days after their promulgation, the regulations shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the District. Failure to do so shall not affect the validity of the regulations.
Within 180 days after May 3, 2001, the Board shall implement a process to provide additional notification, via electronic media, to the public and Advisory Neighborhood Commissions of the publication of proposed and adopted regulations.
The Board shall establish, under subsection (b) of this section, procedures to implement to:
Receive written complaints from the public, regarding community concerns about the activity at a site;
Conduct protest hearings regarding community concerns filed under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
Place restrictions upon the number, nature, or size of events permitted at a site, based on findings of fact and conclusions of law determining that events at the site have violated District of Columbia law and created parking, trash, noise, congestion or other alcohol-related problems which have been substantially injurious to neighborhood residents.
Annotations
Resolution 17-910, the “Glover Park Liquor License Moratorium Approval Resolution of 2008”, was approved effective December 16, 2008.
Resolution 17-516, the “Administrative Review Process Approval Resolution of 2008”, was approved effective February 5, 2008.
Resolution 17-336, the “H Street Moratorium Emergency Approval Resolution of 2007”, was approved effective July 10, 2007.
Resolution 17-266, the “Adams Morgan Liquor License Moratorium Amendment Approval Resolution of 2007”, was approved effective July 10, 2007.
Resolution 16-350, the “West Dupont Circle Liquor License Moratorium Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 2005”, was approved effective November 1, 2005.
Resolution 16-292, East Dupont Circle Liquor License Moratorium Approval Resolution of 2005“, was approved effective September 20, 2005.
Resolution 15-339, the “Revised Alcoholic Beverage Regulations Approval and Disapproval Resolution of 2003”, was approved effective December 2, 2003.
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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