Bar and Live Music Venue at Main and Malco
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An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2569 for a bar, lounge, or tavern and inside commercial amusement limited to a live music venue on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the southwestern corner of Main Street and Malcolm X Boulevard. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions. Applicant: Rob Baldwin / Baldwin Associates Representative: Michael Ziemer / Puzzle Concepts, LLC U/A From: February 5, 2026. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 2 Z-25-000183
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Verify bar venue ordinance publication delay at Main and Malco
Why now: City Council approved Z-25-000183 on April 8, 2026, and no subsequent procedural step has appeared in the record in the 92 days since.
What to do: Call the Dallas City Clerk to confirm whether the ordinance from the April 8 Council vote has been signed and published — at 92 days post-vote with no publication logged, the 30-day certiorari challenge window under Texas Local Government Code §211.011 may not have started yet, but it closes permanently the moment the ordinance publishes.
Act before: After statutory challenge period expires
Confirm bar venue ordinance is effective before Main and Malco build-out
Applies if: before permitting or contracting for build-out at Main and Malco
Why now: The case cleared City Council on April 8, 2026, but no publication or effective date has appeared in the record in the 92 days since.
What to do: Before executing contractor agreements or filing a building permit at Main and Malco, call Dallas Development Services to obtain the ordinance number and effective date — a permit submitted before the ordinance is legally effective will be rejected, converting sunk architectural and contractor costs into pure delay.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Question the absentee vote in Main and Malco bar approval
Why now: CPC minutes for Feb 5, 2026 explicitly flag "Housewright out of room, shown voting in favor" in a 14-0 result, a discrepancy not repeated in the Feb 19, 2026 13-0 vote.
What to do: File an open records request for the City Plan Commission's Feb 5 minutes and any correction memo — the record shows Commissioner Housewright marked 'out of room' yet recorded voting in favor of the 14-0 approval, an irregularity absent from the clean 13-0 revote two weeks later on Feb 19.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
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A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2569 for a bar, lounge, or tavern and inside commercial amusement limited to a live music venue on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development District No. 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the southwestern corner of Main Street and Malcolm X Bouvelard Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a three-year period, subject to conditions Z-25-000183 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2569 for a bar, lounge, or tavern and inside commercial amusement limited to a live music venue on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the southwestern corner of Main Street and Malcolm X Boulevard. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions. Applicant: Rob Baldwin / Baldwin Associates Representative: Michael Ziemer / Puzzle Concepts, LLC U/A From: February 5, 2026. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 2 Z-25-000183
Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 2 absent
recommend approval of amendment to SUP 2569 for bar/lounge/tavern and live music venue for three-year period
An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2569 for a bar, lounge, or tavern and inside commercial amusement limited to a live music venue on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the southwestern corner of Main Street and Malcolm X Boulevard. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to conditions. Applicant: Rob Baldwin - Baldwin Associates Representative: Michael Ziemer - Puzzle Concepts, LLC Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 2 Z-25-000183
Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent
hold under advisement until February 19, 2026
*Housewright out of room, shown voting in favor