Scott Acott, co-owner of the K Street nightclub Shadow Room, had approached the neighborhood leaders about changing the terms of its agreement with the city.

But the Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission voted no. A key concern is a mandatory police detail, which one commissioner said would be the sticking point during discussions about renewing the license.

“The ANC does not want to see the settlement agreement ended, and instead amended to also include the police detail,” commissioner and GW junior Peter Sacco said in an email Sunday.

The ANC gives preliminary approval for liquor licenses of nearby bars and clubs, regularly raising concerns about noise, security and operating hours.

“Neighbors use these [agreements] as a way to protect themselves from rowdy establishments,” said Asher Corson, an ANC commissioner and GW alumnus, in a phone interview Thursday.

Shadow Room and the ANC have a contentious history. In 2010, the group also protested Shadow Room’s liquor license renewal, citing a complaint filed by residents over disruptive noise and behavior. Despite the ANC’s concern, the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration renewed the license.

Shadow Room’s owner Swaptak Das previously told The Hatchet that some commissioners have taken up a “crusade” against his business.

GW senior and ANC commissioner Patrick Kennedy said the ANC has had “perennial concerns” about the establishment, which has a track record of causing disturbances in the neighborhood. Police responded to 22 incidents either at the club or on the block outside between January 2009 and January 2011.

Shadow Room, located at 2131 K St. near Washington Circle, has been in the neighborhood since 2008. Under the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration, liquor licenses are up for renewal every five years.

This post was updated Oct. 22 at 9:50 a.m. with the following correction:
The Hatchet incorrectly reported which D.C. agency approves liquor licenses. We regret this error.