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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
The city is considering an amendment to a Specific Use Permit that would allow a late-hours restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned Planned Development District 842 in an area bounded by Greenville Avenue, La Vista Drive, Lewis Street, and Hope Street. The permit change determines what type of commercial establishment can operate at this location and affects the character of the surrounding district.
2 eventsFirst seen Feb 5, 2026Last activity Mar 25, 2026Case ID: Z-25-000188
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Attorney

Confirm late-hours restaurant ordinance adoption before April 24

Why now: The matter shows no recorded Council outcome despite a March 25, 2026 hearing date and a prior 12-0 City Plan Commission approval on February 5; if the ordinance ran from March 25, the challenge deadline expires in two days.

What to do: Contact the Dallas City Secretary today to confirm whether Z-25-000188 was formally adopted on March 25 and pull the signed ordinance — if enacted that day, the 30-day statutory challenge window for adjacent property owners expires April 24, 2026, fewer than 48 hours from now. If the ordinance is not yet on file, obtain written confirmation of the item's current status to preserve your client's options.

Act before: After April 24, 2026 statutory challenge period expires

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Journalist

Investigate missing Council vote on late-hours restaurant permit

Why now: Z-25-000188 was heard on a 92-item, $486.9M-commitment agenda on March 25, 2026, creating conditions under which a routine zoning case could have been deferred or held without clear public notice.

What to do: Pull the certified minutes for the March 25, 2026 City Council meeting and locate the Z-25-000188 agenda line — this permit has appeared before two bodies across two hearings but no Council disposition has ever been recorded, and the specific late-night operating hours have never appeared in any public document despite a unanimous 12-0 City Plan Commission recommendation.

Act before: After certified minutes response (typically 10 business days)

Source: City Council — Mar 25, 2026 →
Resident

Request adopted operating conditions for late-hours restaurant permit

Why now: The City Plan Commission approved this amendment 12-0 on February 5, 2026, and the Council held a hearing March 25, 2026, but no conditions or operating hours appear anywhere in the public record.

What to do: Request the adopted ordinance for Z-25-000188 from the Dallas City Secretary now — the specific closing hours, noise restrictions, outdoor seating limits, and parking conditions attached to this permit are the only enforceable basis for a code complaint if the business later violates them, and those terms have never appeared in any public document across either of the matter's two hearings.

Act before: After ordinance conditions are published by the City Secretary

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. 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