Bar Specific Use Permit at Crowdus and Elm
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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a bar, lounge, or tavern on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development District 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the northwest corner of N. Crowdus Street and Elm Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Talex Concepts, LLC / Ross Hines Representative: Permitted Development / Audra Buckley Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 2 Z-25-000234
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Pull Crowdus-Elm bar permit conditions before City Council adopts them
Why now: The City Plan Commission voted 14-0 to carry forward case Z-25-000234 on March 5, 2026, and City Council votes April 8, 2026, giving affected property owners and the applicant one remaining window to challenge or clarify conditions.
What to do: Obtain the March 5 City Plan Commission minutes and staff report before tomorrow's City Council vote — these documents contain the exact conditions that will be incorporated into the adopted ordinance. After Council adopts the specific use permit, any modification to those conditions requires a new application; there is no administrative amendment track.
Act before: After City Council vote on April 8, 2026
Request applicant identity behind unanimous Crowdus-Elm bar permit
Why now: At the March 5, 2026 City Plan Commission meeting, Items 9, 10, and 11 were held under advisement while this Crowdus-Elm bar permit (Item 13) passed 14-0 — a contrast the public record does not explain, and City Council votes April 8.
What to do: Pull the applicant disclosure documents for this case and compare the ownership entity to the three liquor-adjacent items held under advisement at the same March 5 City Plan Commission meeting — a Bryan Area liquor overlay substitution, a Davis Corridor deed restriction termination, and a Scyene Road industrial rezoning all stalled while this bar permit cleared unanimously.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Review Crowdus-Elm bar permit conditions before City Council votes
Why now: The City Plan Commission voted 14-0 to recommend this bar permit on March 5, 2026, with conditions already drafted; City Council considers it April 8, 2026.
What to do: Request the March 5 City Plan Commission staff report tonight to see the specific operating conditions — hours, occupancy limits, outdoor seating, security requirements — that will be locked in when City Council votes on this permit tomorrow. If those conditions are inadequate for your block and you don't flag them at tomorrow's hearing, they become the permanent terms of the permit.
Act before: After City Council vote on April 8, 2026
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A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a new Specific Use Permit for a bar, lounge, or tavern on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development District No. 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the northwest corner of North Crowdus Street and Elm Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a one-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions Z-25-000234 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a bar, lounge, or tavern on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development District 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the northwest corner of N. Crowdus Street and Elm Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Talex Concepts, LLC / Ross Hines Representative: Permitted Development / Audra Buckley Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 2 Z-25-000234
Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent
recommend approval of new SUP for bar, lounge, or tavern for one-year period, subject to site plan and conditions