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Committee considers making streetery endorsements permanent, adds 45‑day public comment requirement
Summary
The Committee on Business and Economic Development heard testimony supporting legislation to make the District's streetery (outdoor dining/street space) endorsements permanent, impose a 45‑day public comment period and align implementation with DDOT public‑space permitting and ABCA procedures.
The Committee on Business and Economic Development on April 30 reviewed Bill 206‑147, which would make permanent the District's streetery endorsement program that permits sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in designated street‑level outdoor public spaces and introduce a 45‑day public comment period for streetery applications.
Peter Wood, advisory neighborhood commissioner for Single‑Member District ANC 1C03, testified in favor of making the program permanent and described mixed feedback from residents and business owners in Adams Morgan. Wood said streeteries can enhance neighborhood ambiance and help small businesses increase beverage sales, but emphasized that residents expect enforcement…
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