Background

The Glover Park Moratorium Zone (GPMZ) has been in effect, with some modifications, since 1999. The moratorium:

• Prohibits the issuance of any new on-premises retailer’s licenses (Class CT, CN, CX, DN, DT, and DX)
• Restricts license holders from transferring their license to a location within the zone.

Boundaries

The Glover Park Moratorium Zone is more specifically described as:

• Beginning at Tunlaw Road and Fulton Street
• East on Fulton Street to Wisconsin Avenue
• South on Wisconsin Avenue to Edmunds Street
• East on Edmunds Street to Massachusetts Avenue
• Southeast on Massachusetts Avenue to Observatory Circle
• Southwest around Observatory Circle to Calvert Street
• West on Calvert Street to Wisconsin Avenue
• Southeast on both sides of Wisconsin Avenue to 35th Street
• South on 35th Street to Whitehaven Parkway
• West on Whitehaven Parkway to 37th Street
• North on 37th Street to U Street
• West on U Street to a point of intersection of Huidekoper Place and W Street
• West on W Street to 39th Street
• North on 39th Street to Davis Place
• East on Davis Place to Tunlaw Road
• North and Northwest on Tunlaw Road to Fulton Street

Exemptions

The GPMZ exempts hotel licenses (CH/DH).

Status

The ABC Board adopted the Glover Park Moratorium Zone Notice of Final Rulemaking on February 15, 2023. The Moratorium expires on March 31, 2026.