Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

FICKLING, Associate Judge:

The Citizens Association (petitioner) petitions from an order of the Board (respondent) granting a Class “C” liquor license to a restaurant known as Le Steak (intervenor). Its main contention is that it was an abuse of discretion to grant a new Class “C” license in Georgetown (regardless of the qualification of the applicant or the character of the premises) because it would further aggravate the problems in the area (traffic, noise, and crime) already exacerbated by the existence of some 40 other Class “C” establishments. 1

At the hearing before the Board, Le Steak’s…