District Of Columbia Code § 25-333

Limitation on the distance between off-premises retailer’s licenses.
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No new off-premises retailers license, class A, shall be issued for an establishment which is located within 400 feet from another establishment operating under an off-premises retailer’s license, class A.
No new off-premises retailers license, class B, shall be issued for an establishment which is located within 400 feet from another establishment operating under an off-premises retailer’s license, class B.
This section shall not prohibit the issuance of a license for an off-premises retailer’s license, Class B, for the sale of alcoholic beverages in an establishment if: The primary business and purpose is the sale of a full range of fresh,  canned, and frozen food items, and the sale of alcoholic beverages is  incidental to the primary purpose; The sale of alcoholic beverages constitutes no more than 15% of the total  volume of gross receipts on an annual basis; The establishment is located in a C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, or C-5 zone or, if located within the Southeast Federal Center, in the SEFC/C-R zone; The establishment is a full service grocery store which is newly  constructed with a certificate of occupancy issued after January 1, 2000, or  is an existing store which has undergone renovations in excess of $500,000 in  the calendar year in which an application is made; The opinion of the ANC, if any, has been given great weight.
This section shall not prohibit the issuance of a retailer’s license, class A or B, if the: Applicant’s establishment will not be open to the public; and Sale of alcoholic beverages will occur only through the Internet.

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