{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-767","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 25-767","heading":"Outdoor common seating area.","body":"(a)\nAn applicant for a commercial lifestyle center license may apply to the Board to operate one or more outdoor common seating areas on private space to be utilized by patrons purchasing food and alcoholic beverages from licensed on-premises retailers for carry-out; provided, that:\n(1)\nThe outdoor common seating area is clearly defined and marked with signage;\n(2)\nAlcoholic beverages consumed in the outdoor common seating area are in plastic or non-glass containers of no more than 16 ounces;\n(3)\nAlcoholic beverages are labeled with the trade name, logo, or other labeling unique to the licensee;\n(4)\nPatrons remain seated while consuming food and alcohol;\n(5)\nThere is no bar in the outdoor common seating area;\n(6)\nNo food or alcoholic beverage service is provided in the outdoor common seating area;\n(7)\nOpen alcoholic beverages may not be taken from the outdoor common seating area into a licensed establishment;\n(8)\nOnly alcoholic beverages purchased from licensed establishments may be brought into the outdoor common seating area; and\n(9)\nAny unfinished alcoholic beverage must be discarded prior to or upon leaving the licensed premises of the commercial lifestyle center.","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/25-767","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1004d6cb05b8258d214eaf7df108fd53b1ff61367b245bf4fd4d7e608b8cf116","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-766","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-25-771"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}