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 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
- Hotel licenses (CH/DH)
Status
The Glover Park Moratorium Zone was renewed for three years and expires in 2029.