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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 proposed amending Specific Use Permit 2515 for a late-hours restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned Planned Development District 842. The request was under review after the City Plan Commission recommended approval, but the matter became inactive without a final vote.
2 eventsFirst seen Feb 5, 2026Last activity Mar 25, 2026Case ID: Z-25-000188
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Attorney
As of Mar 2026

Confirm whether Greenville Avenue restaurant permit was adopted

Context: 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.

Recommended: 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.

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

Investigate stalled Greenville Avenue restaurant permit vote

Context: 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.

Recommended: 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.

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

Push Greenville Avenue restaurant permit before next hearing

Context: 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.

Recommended: 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.

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

Request operating conditions for Greenville Avenue restaurant permit

Context: 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.

Recommended: 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.

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