Overview

A licensed retailer would need an endorsement to serve alcoholic beverages to customers in the open air. A licensed retailer may apply for this endorsement by completing and filing a Summer Garden/Sidewalk Café Endorsement form with ABCA.

To Apply

The application must be accompanied by the proper fee. The annual fee for a summer garden/sidewalk café is $75.00. There is an additional inspection fee of $50.00, if the Summer Garden/Sidewalk Café is applied for after the original license is granted. All payments can be made in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, business check, attorney’s check, personal check, or money order, payable to the DC Treasurer, or by credit card (Visa or MasterCard only).

Instructions for the Summer Garden/Sidewalk Café

1. If licensee is a sole proprietor or partnership, print individual’s name (Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial). If licensee is a business entity, list the entity’s name.
2. Print trade name.
3. Print premise address.
4. Print premise telephone number.
5. E-mail address.
6. List the Occupancy and number of seats for the establishment, summer garden, and/or sidewalk cafe.
7. List the hours of operation and the hours the sale of alcoholic beverages.
8. If applicant is a sole proprietor, the individual must sign, if Partnership, each partner must sign, if Corporation, President or Vice President must sign, if LLC, managing member must sign the certification, which states: “Certification: I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the information in this application is true and correct. I also certify that the above licensee is the true and actual owner of the business.” Print your name and have your signature notarized.
9. Provide the following additional documents:

Review complete Summer Garden/Sidewalk Café Endorsement requirements and qualifications in the District of Columbia Official Code 25.