Section 23-101. DELINEATION OF GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES

 

101.1In establishing a geographic boundary, including the designations of locality, section, or portion set forth in the Act or this title, the Board shall measure the specified distance in an arc from each corner of the building on which the licensed establishment is located, connecting the arcs by tangent lines.

 

101.2In establishing the distance between one or more places, (such as the actual distance of one licensed establishment from another or the actual distance of a licensed establishment from a school), the distance shall be measured linearly by the Board and shall be the shortest distance between the property lines of the places.

 

101.3If a boundary line measured by the Board touches upon any portion of a parcel or lot, the parcel or lot shall be within the area being identified by the Board.

 

 

authority

D.C. Official Code §§ 25-211(a), 25-211(b), 25-113(i)(4), 25-402(c), 25-403(d), 25-431(c), 25-502, 25-506(c), and Mayor’s Order 2001-96, dated June 28, 2001, as revised by Mayor’s Order 2001-102, dated July 23, 2001.

source

Commissioners’ Order66-872; as published as 3 DCRR § 2.8; as amended by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Rules of Procedures Amendments of 1980, effective March 5, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-146; 27 DCR 4753 (October 31, 1980)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 4947, 4959 (June 24, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 4309, 4320 (April 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 12991, 13002 (December 26, 2008 – Part 2).