Alcohol License Moratorium Zones in Washington, DC

Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration Board moratorium zones in Washington, DC define areas where new licenses are limited or prohibited. The dataset describes the legal basis and specific neighborhood zones, including Adams Morgan, Glover Park, Langdon Park, and North Shaw. It was last updated by the District of Columbia government on 2026-04-15.

Use Cases

• Map alcohol license restrictions based on defined neighborhood moratorium zones.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of regulatory policies based on the listed moratorium areas.
• Support community advocacy or legal research based on the described standing and request process to the ABCA Board.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats, including GeoJSON and KML.
• The legal basis for moratoriums is explicitly cited to DC Official Code Title 25.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 09:04:36.375147; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Washington, DC, USA