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| H Street Moratorium Finalized |
admin writes, "H Street Moratorium Finalized
Storeowners have until Oct. 1 to comply
BY BEN WEINSTEIN
The Alcohol Beverage Control Board Aug. 15 finalized a temporary single-servings ban for H Street liquor stores. Storeowners will have until Oct. 1 to come into compliance with the new regulations.
The three-year moratorium, approved by the D.C. Council last month, affects stores from the 700 to the 1400 blocks of H Street, NE. Under the ban, stores cannot sell single cans or bottles of beer, malt liquor or ale, or spirits in containers half a pint and smaller.
"The Board found merit in ANC 6A's reasoning for requesting a moratorium on the sale of singles, which included improving the quality of life of ANC 6A residents," the alcohol board states in its rulemaking, adding that single sales on the corridor contribute to litter, public intoxication and loitering.
The alcohol board looked to Mount Pleasant's experience under a single-sales moratorium, noting that during the ban's first four years the neighborhood had a 41-percent drop in total calls for police service and a 51-percent drop in calls for disorderly conduct. A Mount Pleasant community group told the alcohol board that it has also seen less public drinking and fewer littered bottles and cans since the moratorium took effect."
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Posted on Aug 27, 2007 14:07pm.
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