MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
November 19, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chair
Council of the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 506
Washington, D.C. 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
Today, I am transmitting to the Council of the District of Columbia (Council) for its
consideration and enactment the “Streatery Program and Protest Process Emergency Amendment
Act of 2024,” “Streatery Program and Protest Process Temporary Amendment Act of 2024,”
“Streatery Program and Protest Process Amendment Act of 2024,” and the accompanying
emergency declaration resolution. Please find enclosed a copy of the permanent, emergency and
temporary versions of the bill, as well as the accompanying emergency declaration resolution.
During the pandemic, streateries become a vital part of the District’s hospitality industry. In
order to maximize the benefit of this new privilege and to balance the interests of businesses and
residents, the attached amendments will (1) allow a location under the jurisdiction of the
Washington Convention and Sports Authority with commercial street frontage to register for a
streatery; (2) mandate that alcohol businesses obtain a streatery endorsement valid for 3 years
from the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board to operate a streatery beginning in 2025; and
(3) require streatery endorsement applications to undergo a 45-day public comment period.
Based on the current utilization of streateries by the District’s hospitality industry and the interest
in applying for new streateries, I am submitting the permanent, emergency, and temporary bills
to the Council for prompt and favorable action.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
Mayor
Enclosure
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4 Chairman Phil Mendelson
5 at the request of the Mayor
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7 A BILL
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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13 To amend Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code to allow a location under the
14 jurisdiction of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority with commercial
15 street frontage to register for a streatery; to require that alcohol businesses obtain
16 a streatery endorsement valid for 3 years from the Alcoholic Beverage and
17 Cannabis Board to operate a streatery beginning in 2025; and to require streatery
18 endorsement applications to undergo a 45-day public comment period.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
21 That this act may be cited as the "Streatery Program and Protest Process Amendment Act
22 of 2024".
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24 Sec. 2. Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows:
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26 (a) Chapter 1 is amended as follows :
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28 (1) Section 25 -101 is amended as follows:
29 (A) A new paragraph (50A) is added to read as follows:
30 "(50A) "Streatery" means any authorized occupation of the parking lane
31 of a roadway or use of designated parts of an alley network or travel lane, not including a
32 sidewalk, used specifically for outdoor dining or seating by a licensed on-premises
33 retailer or manufacturer or a Washington Convention and Sports Authority food and
34 alcohol business that is licensed or registered with the Board.".
35 (B) A new paragraph (55A) is added to read as follows:
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 1 “(55A) “Washington Convention and Sports Authority food and alcohol
2 business” means a retailer with commercial street frontage at a location under the
3 jurisdiction of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority that sells food and is
4 approved by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority to sell alcoholic beverages
5 for on-premises consumption.”.
6 (2) Section 25-113 is amended as follows:
7 (A) Subsection (a)(6) is amended as follows:
8 (i) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase
9 “Convention Center food” and inserting the phrase “Washington Convention and Sports
10 Authority food” in its place.
11 (ii) New subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), and (K) are
12 added to read as follows:
13 “(F) A licensed on-premises retailer, manufacturer with an on-site
14 sales and consumption permit, or a Washington Convention and Sports Authority food
15 and alcohol business that seeks a streatery endorsement that will take effect starting on
16 January 1, 2025 shall notify the Board in writing of its endorsement request, on an
17 application provided by the Board, by December 30, 2024.
18 “(G) A licensed on-premises retailer or manufacturer with an on-
19 site sales and consumption permit that is operating a streatery on outdoor private space in
20 which alcohol will be sold, served or consumed shall submit a summer garden
21 endorsement application to the Board by December 30, 2024 to continue operating the
22 streatery as a summer garden after December 31, 2024.
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 1 “(H) A licensed on premises retailer, manufacturer with an on-site
2 sales and consumption permit, or a Washington Convention and Sports Authority food
3 and alcohol business that is operating a streatery, on an outdoor sidewalk café, in which
4 alcohol is sold, served or consumed shall submit a sidewalk café endorsement application
5 to the Board by December 30, 2024 to continue operating the sidewalk café after
6 December 31, 2024.
7 “(I) A streatery endorsement application from an on-premises
8 retailer, or a streatery license application from a Washington Convention and Sports
9 Authority food and alcohol business, shall be subject to a 45-day public comment period,
10 with notice given to the public and an opportunity to object to the granting of the
11 application, pursuant to the procedures in § 25-421. A streatery endorsement application
12 from a manufacturer requesting hours of operation or alcohol sales after 1 a.m. shall also
13 be subject to a 45-day public comment period, with notice given to the public and an
14 opportunity to object to the granting of the application, pursuant to the procedures in §
15 25-421.
16 “(J) An applicant seeking a streatery, summer garden, or sidewalk
17 café endorsement for a previously operating streatery who files that application by
18 December 30, 2024 may continue to operate the streatery past December 31, 2024 until
19 the Board renders a decision on the endorsement application.
20 “(K) A streatery endorsement shall be valid for 3 years.”.
21 (3) Section 25-113.01 is amended as follows:
22 (A) Subsection (g) is amended by striking the phrase “Convention
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 1 Center food and alcohol business” wherever it appears and inserting the phrase
2 "Washington Convention and Sports Authority food and alcohol business” in its place.
3 (B) A new subsection (i) is added to read as follows:
4 “(i)(1) Effective January 1, 2025, an on-premises retailer,
5 manufacturer with an on-sites sales and consumption permit shall obtain a streatery
6 endorsement, and a Washington Convention and Sports Authority food and alcohol
7 business shall obtain a streatery license, from the Board to be eligible to sell, serve, and
8 permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on an outdoor streatery.
9 “(2) A manufacturer with an on-site sales and consumption permit and a
10 streatery endorsement or a Washington Convention and Sports Authority food and
11 alcohol business with a streatery license may conduct business operations on a streatery
12 up to 7 days a week, but only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m.
13 “(3) The holder of a streatery endorsement or license shall have its own
14 clearly delineated outdoor space and not share tables and chairs with any other
15 business.”.
16 Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement.
17 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as
18 the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures
19 Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-
20 301.47a).
21 Sec. 6. Effective date.
22 (a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of
23 veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of
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1 congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home
2 Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-
3 206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.
4 (b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
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