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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
An application seeks to amend a Specific Use Permit to allow a late-hours restaurant operation on property in Planned Development District 842, in an area bounded by Greenville Avenue, La Vista Drive, Lewis Street, and Hope Street. The amendment would permit extended dining service while explicitly prohibiting drive-in or drive-through operations. The proposal has been reviewed by the City Plan Commission and is pending City Council consideration.
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 was adopted

Why now: City Plan Commission recommended approval 12-0 on Feb 5, 2026 (Z-25-000188), but the March 25 Council session record shows no confirmed adoption vote for this item despite its inclusion on that day's 92-item agenda.

What to do: Pull the certified March 25 Council minutes to determine whether this restaurant permit ordinance was actually adopted that day — if so, the 30-day statutory challenge window closed April 24, 2026 and judicial review is now foreclosed. If the case is still pending after four-plus months with no recorded Council action, prepare written objections before that silence gets used to argue acquiescence.

Act before: After statutory challenge period expires

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Journalist

Investigate stalled Greenville Avenue restaurant permit vote

Why now: City Plan Commission voted 12-0 to recommend approval on Feb 5, 2026 (Z-25-000188), yet the Council's March 25 disposition is absent from the record despite the item's inclusion in that session's 92-item, $486.9M agenda.

What to do: Request the certified March 25 Council minutes for this item's specific disposition and check it against the district council member's public calendar — a unanimous City Plan Commission recommendation that produces no recorded Council vote after four-plus months is a gap the public record raises but doesn't explain.

Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Lobbyist

Push Greenville Avenue restaurant permit before next hearing

Why now: City Plan Commission approved this SUP amendment 12-0 on Feb 5, 2026 (Z-25-000188), and it has shown no recorded Council disposition in the four-plus months since its March 25 appearance.

What to do: Contact the council office representing the Greenville Avenue site to find out why this permit has not returned to Council since March 25 — four-plus months of inaction after a unanimous City Plan Commission recommendation signals either a district-driven hold or an applicant-requested delay. Knowing which one determines whether you need constituent outreach or a conversation with the applicant.

Act before: After next hearing on this item

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Resident

Request operating conditions for Greenville Avenue restaurant permit

Why now: The case (Z-25-000188) received unanimous 12-0 City Plan Commission approval on Feb 5, 2026, but no operating conditions are documented in either public hearing record as of the March 25 Council session.

What to do: File a public records request with Dallas Development Services for this permit's application file — specifically proposed closing hours, outdoor seating dimensions, and parking conditions. None of those terms appear in either the Feb 5 City Plan Commission record or the March 25 Council record, and they become your only enforceable basis for a future noise or parking complaint once the ordinance is adopted.

Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)

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