PR 26-0412 — Streatery Program Endorsements and Protest Process Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

2ENROLLED ______________________________ORIGINAL CouncilmemberA KenyanRESOLUTION R.26-277 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA December 2, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code to allow a retailer with commercial street frontage at a location under the jurisdiction of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority to be licensed for a streatery, require that alcohol businesses obtain a streatery endorsement from the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board to operate a streatery, expand existing carry out and delivery license requirements to retailers with commercial street frontage at a location under the jurisdiction of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority, require streatery, summer garden, and sidewalk café endorsement and streatery license applications to undergo a 45-day public comment period, and expressly require notice and an opportunity to protest applications for streatery, summer garden, and sidewalk café endorsements and licenses.

McDuffie 5 7 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION _________________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________ To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code to allow a retailer with commercial street frontage at a location under the jurisdiction of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority to be licensed for a streatery;

to require that alcohol businesses obtain a streatery endorsement from the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board to operate a streatery;

to require streatery, summer garden, and sidewalk café endorsement and streatery license applications to undergo a 45-day public comment period;

to expand existing carry out and delivery license requirements to retailers with commercial street frontage at a location under the jurisdiction of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority;

and to expressly require notice and an opportunity to protest applications for streatery, summer garden, and sidewalk café endorsements and licenses.

(a) BillThe 26-147, the Streatery Program Endorsements and Protest Process Amendment Act of 2025, passed on 1st reading on December 2, 2025 (Engrossed version of Bill 26- 147), would permanently codify existing emergency legislation that allows streatery endorsements through December 31, 2025.

(b) On November 18, 2025, the Council approved Bill 26-147 at its Committee of the Whole meeting and placed the measure on the consent agenda for the Council’s December 2, 2025, Legislativelegislative Meeting.meeting.

(c) To assist our local establishments in transitioning to the permanent streatery endorsements process after December 31, 2025, it is imperative that emergency legislation authorizing businesses to obtain a streatery endorsement or license from the ENROLLED ORIGINAL Board to operate a streatery take effect immediately.

The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Streatery Program Endorsements and Protest Process Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.