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Restaurant Specific Use Permit Amendment at Greenville Avenue

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An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2515 for a late-hours establishment limited to a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service use on property zoned Planned Development District 842, in an area bounded by Greenville Avenue, La Vista Drive, Lewis Street, and Hope Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Jack Quigley - Voodoo Doughnut Representative: Robert Baldwin Planner: Michael V. Pepe Council District: 14 Z-25-000188

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Zoning CasedistrictSignificantCity Council, City Plan CommissionDistrict 842
A Specific Use Permit amendment seeks to allow a late-hours restaurant without drive-through service in the area bounded by Greenville Avenue, La Vista Drive, Lewis Street, and Hope Street. The proposal would bring expanded dining options while managing traffic and operational impacts in the district.
2 eventsFirst seen Feb 5, 2026Last activity Mar 25, 2026Case ID: Z-25-000188
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Attorney

Confirm whether Greenville Avenue restaurant permit is already final

Applies if: Representing adjacent property owners or opponents of the permit

Why now: The matter shows two appearances (City Plan Commission 12-0 on February 5; Council on March 25) with no recorded Council outcome, yet remains listed as active on June 5, 2026 — more than 10 weeks after the Council date — making adoption status genuinely ambiguous from the public record alone.

What to do: Pull the certified March 25 Council minutes to determine whether Z-25-000188 was formally adopted, tabled, or carried over — if adopted, the 30-day statutory challenge window closed April 24, 2026 and your client's primary avenue of challenge is now foreclosed; if no final Council action was recorded, full standing remains and the matter is still actionable before the next scheduled hearing.

Act before: After Council votes or matter is withdrawn

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Journalist

Investigate why Greenville Avenue restaurant permit stalled at Council

Why now: Z-25-000188 appeared at the February 5 City Plan Commission (12-0 carry) and the March 25 Council hearing but shows no Council vote in the record as of June 5, 2026 — more than 10 weeks after the Council date.

What to do: Pull the certified March 25 Council minutes and locate this item's specific agenda line to determine whether the permit was tabled, withdrawn by the applicant, or absorbed into a consent block inside a 92-item, $486.9M agenda — a unanimous 12-0 City Plan Commission recommendation that produces no recorded Council outcome after two appearances spanning four months is a specific anomaly the public record raises but does not explain.

Act before: After certified minutes are obtained (typically 10 business days from request)

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Lobbyist

Identify council district hold on Greenville Avenue restaurant permit

Applies if: Representing the applicant or a party with a stake in the permit's outcome

Why now: The matter received a unanimous 12-0 City Plan Commission carry on February 5, appeared at Council on March 25, and shows no recorded Council vote as of June 5, 2026 — a four-month gap between a unanimous commission recommendation and Council action almost always reflects a council member hold rather than a routine procedural delay.

What to do: Contact the office of the council member representing the Greenville Avenue address to determine whether a voluntary hold or postponement has been placed on Z-25-000188 — knowing whether the delay is district-driven or applicant-requested tells you directly whether the path to adoption requires council district engagement or applicant action, and that distinction changes your entire strategy.

Act before: After Council votes or hold is confirmed lifted

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Resident

Request Greenville Avenue restaurant permit operating conditions now

Why now: The permit has completed two hearings over four months without any public disclosure of specific operating conditions in either the commission or council record.

What to do: File a public records request to Dallas Development Services for the Z-25-000188 application file — specifically the proposed closing hours, outdoor seating dimensions, and parking conditions — because those terms have appeared in neither the February 5 City Plan Commission record nor the March 25 Council record, and once the ordinance is adopted they become the only enforceable basis for any future noise or parking complaint.

Act before: After ordinance is adopted and conditions are finalized

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →

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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. 2515 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, in an area bounded by Greenville Avenue, La Vista Drive, Lewis Street, and Hope Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a five-year period, subject to conditions Z-25-000188 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.

Vote
Carried: 12 to 0

An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2515 for a late-hours establishment limited to a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service use on property zoned Planned Development District 842, in an area bounded by Greenville Avenue, La Vista Drive, Lewis Street, and Hope Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Jack Quigley - Voodoo Doughnut Representative: Robert Baldwin Planner: Michael V. Pepe Council District: 14 Z-25-000188

Vote: 12 for, 0 against, 3 absent

recommend approval of amendment to SUP 2515 for late-hours establishment (restaurant) for 5-year period with conditions