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THEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIAALCOHOLICBEVERAGECONTROLBOARD
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0719131O~PRO-OOI092010-595IntheMatterof:LeedstheWay,LLCt/aHank'sOysterBarApplicationforSubstantialChangetoaRetailer'sClassCRLicenseBEFORE:CharlesBrodsky,ChairpersonMitalGandhi,MemberNickAlberti,MemberDonaldBrooks,MemberHermanJones,MemberCalvinNophlin,MemberALSOPRESENT:LeedstheWay,LLC,tfaHank'sOysterBar,PetitionerAndrewKline,onbehalfofthePetitionerDavidMallofandAlexisRieffel,onbehalfofAGroupofThreeorMoreIndividuals,ProtestantsMichaelK.Hibey,Esq.,onbehalfoftheProtestantsMarthaJenkins,GeneralCounselAlcoholicBeverageRegulationAdministration
FINDINGSOFFACT,CONCLUSIONSOFLAW,
ANDORDER
LeedstheWay,LLC,t/aHank'sOysterBar(Petitioner),whichholdsaRetailer'sClassCRLicense,atpremises1624
Q
Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.,filedanApplicationforaSubstantialChangetoitsRetailer'sClassCRLicense(Application).TheApplicationcame
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beforetheAlcoholicBeverageControlBoard(Board)foraRollCallHearingonAugust9,2010,andaStatusHearingonSeptember8,2010.OnJuly26,2010,aprotestagainsttheApplicationwastimelyfiledbyAGroupofThreeorMoreIndividualsrepresentedbyDavidMallofandAlexisRieffel(Protestants).AttorneyMichaelHibeysubmittedanEntryofAppearanceonbehalfoftheProtestantsonSeptember29,2010.NoresolutionwasreachedbetweenthePetitionerandtheProtestantsbeforetheProtestHearing.TheProtestHearingwasheldonNovember3,2010.TheBoardnotesthattheApplicantislocatedintheEastDupontCircleMoratoriumZoneandseeksthisSubstantialChangeasaresultoftheBoard'srecentdecisiontoincreasethelimitonexpansionsandlateralexpansionsofABCestablishmentsinthemoratoriumzone.
See23
DCMR§306,
etseq.
(2010).TheBoardfurthernotesthatitrecentlyterminatedtheApplicant'svoluntaryagreementinBoardOrderNo.2010-533,whichisrelatedtothismatter.TheBoardnotesthatAdvisoryNeighborhoodCommission(ANC)2BsubmittedaNovember11,2010,letterrequestingthattheBoardgrantitstandingasaprotestantbutANC2B,inaDecember1,2010,letter,subsequentlywithdrewitsrequestaftertheApplicantfiledanamendedsidewalkcafeapplicationonNovember18,2010.TheBoardnotesthathadANC2Bnotwithdrawnitsrequest,theBoardwouldhavebeenforcedtodenyANC2BstandingandnotgiveitsrecommendationsgreatweightbecausetheletterofprotestwasnottimelyfiledwiththeBoardandANC2B'srecommendationswerenotreceivedwithin7daysoftheprotesthearing.
See
D.C.Code§§2S-602(a),25-609(2001);
see
ABRAProtestFile10-PRO-00I09).PursuanttoD.C.OfficialCode§25-602(a)(2001),theprotestissuesarewhethertheApplicationwilladverselyimpactthepeace,order,andquiet,residentialparkingandvehicularandpedestriansafety,andpropertyvaluesintheneighborhood.
FINDINGSOFFACT
1.TheApplicanthasappliedtoincreaseitsseatingby80seatsandtoincreaseitssidewalkcafeseatingby20seats.
ABRALicensingFileNo.071913.
TheApplicantproposestoexpanditsoperationsintotheadjacentbuildinglocatedat1622
Q
Street,N.W.
Transcript(Tr.),
November3,2010,at27.2.TheBoardnotesthatBoardOrderNo.2010-533terminatedthevoluntaryagreementthatboundtheApplicant.TheBoardnotesthatthepartiesinthatmatterarethesameasthepartiesnowbeforetheBoard.TheBoardalsonotesthatbothpartieshadanopportunitytocross-examinethewitnesseswhotestifiedinthepreviousmatter.Therefore,theBoardtakesadministrativenoticeoftheFindingsofFactinBoardOrderNo.2010-533andadoptsthemaspartofthisOrder.
Tr.,111311
0at62-63.
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3.TheBoardcalledInvestigatorDavidBaileytotestify.
Tr.,
11/3/10at8.InvestigatorBaileytestifiedthattheestablishment'sbusinesshoursarefrom11:00a.m.to12:00a.m.,SundaythroughThursday,and
11
:00a.m.to
1
:00a.m.onFridayandSaturday.
Tr.,1113/10
at10.InvestigatorBaileystatedthatABRAinvestigatorsvisitedtheestablishmenton32separateoccasionsbetweenAugust24,2010,andOctober15,2010.
Tr.,
1113/10
at12,14.HestatedthattheMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentmadetwocallsforserviceattheestablishmentbutneithercallresultedinanABRAviolation.
Tr.,
1113/1
0at12.4.InvestigatorBaileytestifiedthatheobservedthespacethattheestablishmentproposedtooccupy.
Tr.,
11/3/10
at12~13.Hestatedthattheestablishmenthasnotbegunconstructionatthistime.
Tr.,
1113110
at13.Hefurthernotedthattheproposedpropertybordersresidentialhousing.
Tr.,
11/3/10
at13.Hestatedthebuildinghastwofloors,oneofwhichappearstobedesignedasamezzanine.
Tr.,
11/3/10
at13.InvestigatorBaileytestifiedthattheproposedlocationsharesacommonwallwiththeneighboringresidence.
Tr.,
11/3/10at16.5.InvestigatorBaileytestifiedthatheviewedtheestablishment'sdumpsterduringhisinvestigation.
Tr.,
11/3110
at17.Hetestifiedthathedidnotobserveanytrashoverflowingfromthedumpster.
Tr.,
11/3/10
at17.6.InvestigatorBaileytestifiedthattheABCestablishment,JavaHouse,islocatedalmostacrossthestreetfromwheretheApplicantproposestoexpand.
Tr.,
11/3/10at20~21.Healsotestifiedthataseriesofrowhousesgo"allthewaydown
Q
Street."
Tr.,
1113/10at
20.
HealsostatedthatacrossfromtheApplicant,goingfromQStreet,N.W.,headingeastfrom17thStreet,
N.
W.,arecommercial-useproperties.
Tr.,
11/3/10
at21.7.TheApplicantpresenteditscasethroughthetestimonyofSteveCombs,EllenKirsh,andJamieLeeds.
Tr.,
11/3/10at25,39,53.Acopyofthearchitect'splanforthepropertywheretheestablishmentplanstoexpandintowasprovidedbytheApplicantaswell.
ABRAProtestFileNo.10-PRO-00109,LicenseeExhibit
1;
Tr.,
1113/10
at57.8.TheApplicantcalledSteveCombstotestify.
Tr.,
11/3/10
at25.Mr.Combsstatedthathehasbeenalicensedrealestatebrokerforthepast12yearsandservedasarealestateagentforfouryearsbeforebecomingarealestatebroker.
Tr.,
11/3/10at26.HestatedthathisworkisconcentratedinWashington,D.C.
Tr.,
1113110at27.Hestatedthathepreviouslylivedat1622QStreet,N.W.,forapproximatelythreeyears,
Tr.,
1113110
at27.9.Mr.CombsstatedthatheisfamiliarwithrealestatevaluesintheareawheretheApplicantislocated.
Tr.,
11/3/10at28.Mr.Combsstatedthattheexistingestablishmenthashada"positiveeffectonrealestatevaluesintheneighborhood."
Tr.,
11/3110
at29.Heexplainedthatwhenhelivedat1622QStreet,N.W.,thebuildinglooked"likeavacantstorefront"andattractedthehomeless.
Tr.,
11/3/10
at29.Hefurthertestifiedthathewasassaultedattheaddresssixandhalfyearsagobyahomelessindividual.
Tr.,
11/3/10
at30.3
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