Background

The Langdon Park Moratorium Zone is now known as the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium Zone (GLPMZ).

The current emergency rules:

• Rename the moratorium zone to the Gateway/Langdon Park Moratorium.
• Renew the moratorium for three (3) years.
• Maintain the cap of three (3) permitted licenses for Retailer Class CN/DN (Nightclubs).
• Lift the cap on Retailer Class CX/DX (Multipurpose Facilities).
• Remove the prohibition of entertainment endorsements for Retailer Class CR/DR (Restaurants) and CT/DT (Taverns).

Refer to the latest rulemaking for details.

Boundaries

The Langdon Park Moratorium Zone is more specifically described as the area bounded by a line beginning at the 2200 block of 24th Place, N.E.:

• Continuing in a northeast direction to the 2200 block of 25th Place, N.E.
• Continuing east to the 2400 block of Bladensburg Road N.E.
• Continuing in a southeast direction to the 2800 block of V Street N.E.
• Continuing southwest along the north side of the 2700 block of New York Avenue, N.E. to the 2000 block of Bladensburg Road, N.E.
• Continuing in a northwesterly direction to the 2200 block of Adams Place, N.E.
• Continuing north to the 2100 block of Queens Chapel Road, N.E. 

Exemptions

The LPMZ exempts hotel licenses (CH/DH).

Status

The current emergency and proposed rules expire on February 6, 2025.