Tavern Specific Use Permit at N. 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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Verify Crowdus-Elm bar permit adoption before challenge window closes
Why now: Z-25-000234 is still marked 'active' as of April 22, 2026 — two weeks after the scheduled Council vote on a case that cleared City Plan Commission 14-0 on March 5 — creating genuine ambiguity about whether the ordinance is in effect and any challenge clock has started.
What to do: Pull the April 8 City Council minutes to determine whether this bar permit was formally adopted or pulled — if adopted, the effective date controls when neighbor challenge options and vested-rights analysis must be completed; if the item was pulled or tabled, the permit conditions are still negotiable.
Act before: After ordinance effective date confirmed and challenge window assessed
Investigate Crowdus-Elm bar permit stall after unanimous commission vote
Why now: Z-25-000234 appeared twice — CPC on March 5 (14-0 carry) and City Council on April 8 — but remains unresolved as of April 22, 2026, a gap inconsistent with routine approval given the unanimous commission vote.
What to do: File an open records request for the April 8 City Council agenda backup and minutes for this bar permit — a unanimous 14-0 City Plan Commission vote on March 5 should produce a routine Council adoption, and an unexplained 'active' status two weeks later suggests the item was pulled, tabled, or subject to a late objection that never entered the public record.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Request adopted ordinance for Crowdus-Elm bar permit operating conditions
Why now: City Plan Commission approved Z-25-000234 14-0 on March 5, 2026 and City Council was scheduled to act on April 8; if adopted, the window to influence conditions has closed and what is written in the ordinance governs indefinitely.
What to do: If City Council adopted this specific use permit on April 8, request the adopted ordinance from the City Secretary to confirm the exact hours, outdoor seating allowance, and occupancy limits — these are now the permanent legal terms for this bar, and modifying them requires a new permit application from scratch.
Act before: After ordinance effective date confirmed
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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