The following persons may protest the issuance or renewal of a license, the approval of a substantial change in the nature of operation as determined by the Board under § 25-404 , or the transfer of a license to a new location: An abutting property owner; A group of no fewer than 5 residents or property owners of the District sharing common grounds for their protest; provided, that in a moratorium zone established under § 25-351 (or in existence as of May 3, 2001), a group of no fewer than 3 residents or property owners of the District sharing common grounds for their protest; A citizens association incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia located within the affected area; provided, that the following conditions are met: Membership in the citizens association is open to all residents of the area represented by the association; and A resolution concerning the license application has been duly approved in accordance with the association’s articles of incorporation or bylaws at a duly called meeting, with notice of the meeting given to the voting body and the applicant at least 7 days before the date of the meeting; An affected ANC; In the case of property owned by the District within a 600-foot radius of the establishment to be licensed, the Mayor; In the case of property owned by the United States within a 600-foot radius of the establishment to be licensed, the designated custodian of the property; or The Metropolitan Police Department District Commander, or his or her designee, in whose Police District the establishment resides.
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