{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-761","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 25-761","heading":"Structural requirements.","body":"No license shall be issued for the sale or consumption of beverages in any building, a part of which is used as a dwelling or lodging house, unless the applicant files an affidavit stating to the satisfaction of the Board that access from the portion of the building used as a dwelling or lodging house to the portion where the applicant desires to sell alcoholic beverages is effectively closed; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a hotel or a club licensed under this title. The Board, by regulation, may provide for waiver of the provisions of this section upon application of a licensee.","path":["Title 25. Alcoholic Beverages. [Enacted title]","Chapter 7. Standards of Operation.","Subchapter VII. Physical Space and Advertising."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/25-761","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ea55c5b40c600b5946767711bb00431e23dea211422d6f694b1b02282c696f34","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-754","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-762"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}