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John Kim Late-Hours Restaurant Permit on Greenville Avenue

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An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2506 for a late-hours establishment limited to a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service use on property zoned Planned Development District 842, on the east line of Greenville Avenue, north of Oram Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: John Kim Representative: Robert Baldwin Planner: Michael V. Pepe Council District: 14 Z-25-000187

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Zoning CasedistrictSignificantCity Council, City Plan CommissionDistrict 842
An application proposed amending a Specific Use Permit to allow a late-hours establishment limited to a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property along the east line of Greenville Avenue, north of Oram Street. The request, filed by applicant John Kim, was under review by the City Plan Commission and the City Council before the matter went inactive.
2 eventsFirst seen Feb 5, 2026Last activity Mar 25, 2026Case ID: Z-25-000187
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permit
public_hearing
zoning

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Attorney
As of Mar 2026

Review draft ordinance before Greenville Avenue restaurant permit adoption

Context: The City Plan Commission approved this specific use permit 12-0 on February 5, 2026, and the case reached City Council on March 25, 2026, with no recorded vote, leaving the binding ordinance language still open to change.

Recommended: Pull the implementing ordinance now in draft for Council adoption and compare it line-by-line against the February 5 City Plan Commission staff report — conditions on operating hours, amplified sound, or parking added after the 12-0 vote bind your client without triggering a new hearing. Review before adoption, or your client discovers the new conditions only when the ordinance takes effect.

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Journalist
As of Mar 2026

Investigate missing Council vote on Greenville Avenue restaurant permit

Context: This case was among 34 zoning cases before City Council on March 25, 2026, but unlike the 24 that received routine consent approval, no result was recorded for it despite the City Plan Commission's unanimous 12-0 vote on February 5, 2026.

Recommended: File a Texas Public Information Act request for the March 25 City Council agenda backup and minutes on this item — of the 34 zoning cases heard that day, 24 got routine consent approval, and this one's isn't recorded despite a unanimous 12-0 City Plan Commission vote seven weeks earlier. File now, before the case quietly ages off the docket and the paper trail disappears.

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Lobbyist
As of Mar 2026

Ask district Council member to advance Greenville restaurant permit vote

Context: The City Plan Commission voted 12-0 to approve this permit on February 5, 2026, but of the 34 zoning cases before Council on March 25, 2026, only 24 got routine approval and this one's outcome wasn't recorded.

Recommended: Contact the Council member for the Greenville Avenue district and ask whether this case was one of the 10 zoning items not routinely approved on March 25, then push for placement on the next zoning consent agenda. If it ages off the active docket without a granted continuance, your client must refile from scratch and restart the four-month City Plan Commission-to-Council process.

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Resident
As of Mar 2026

Track Council agenda for Greenville Avenue restaurant consent vote

Context: The City Plan Commission approved this late-hours restaurant permit 12-0 on February 5, 2026, and it went before City Council on March 25, 2026, without a recorded result, so final operating conditions are not yet locked in.

Recommended: Check the weekly Dallas City Council zoning agenda — usually posted the Thursday before the following Wednesday meeting — for this late-hours restaurant permit, since it appeared before Council on March 25 with no recorded outcome. Once it lands on consent, the operating hours and sound conditions the City Plan Commission approved 12-0 lock in without another chance for Greenville Avenue neighbors to weigh in.

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →

Timeline

Hearing
Hearing Closed; CPC Recommendation Followed

A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2506 for a late-hours establishment limited to a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service use on property zoned Planned Development District No. 842, on the east line of Greenville Avenue, north of Oram Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a three-year period, subject to amended conditions Z-25-000187 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.

Vote
Carried: 12 to 0

An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2506 for a late-hours establishment limited to a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service use on property zoned Planned Development District 842, on the east line of Greenville Avenue, north of Oram Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: John Kim Representative: Robert Baldwin Planner: Michael V. Pepe Council District: 14 Z-25-000187

Vote: 12 for, 0 against, 3 absent

recommend approval of amendment to SUP 2506 for late-hours establishment (restaurant) for 3-year period with conditions on hours, patio, and outdoor speakers