Restaurants and taverns licensed in the District of Columbia are approved with various configurations, floor plans, and occupancy limits. To comply with DC Health's prohibition of mass gatherings and achieve the public health goals of social distancing, restaurants and taverns shall:
- Ensure that no more two hundred and fifty (250) people are present in the space at the same time
- Suspend the use of bar seating
- Suspend service to standing patrons
- Limit individual table seating to six (6) persons or less
- Ensure that tables (including booths) that are occupied by patrons are separated by at least six (6) feet of distance
Venues licensed as nightclubs and multi-purpose facilities in the District of Columbia must suspend operations to comply with the Emergency Rulemaking to Prohibit Mass Gatherings.