27-Year Ban on New Liquor Licenses in Georgetown May Be Ending Soon

It’s been 27 years since a new liquor license was issued in Georgetown -- but that may be about to change, according to media reports.

The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may be about to lift a moratorium on new liquor licenses in a bid to attract new restaurants to the neighborhood, a move that the Georgetown Business Improvement District has been pushing for since last year, according to a Washington Business Journal report.

One of the main opponents had been the Advisory Neighborhood Commission, but they reached an agreement with the Citizens association of Georgetown to allow the moratorium to expire.

The Georgetown Business Improvement District took the first step in supporting the end of the moratorium in November last year, as reported by the Georgetowner. The CAG and the ANC were the other two main groups involved, and with all three united in ending the moratorium, the ABC board is likely to move forward with opening up the neighborhood to new liquor licenses soon.