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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Pull adopted ordinance and site plan for Deep Ellum tavern permit
Why now: Staff and the City Plan Commission recommended different terms on the same application (case Z-25-000234), and the timeline records the April 8, 2026 Council public hearing without a recorded result.
What to do: Request the signed ordinance, the approved site plan, and staff's recommended conditions for this specific use permit, then compare the term granted against the plan commission's one-year recommendation and staff's open-ended recommendation. The record here does not show the April 8 Council outcome, so the governing term, the renewal trigger, and any compliance conditions for the operator remain unverified — get the document before advising the client on permit duration.
Act before: After the requested ordinance and site plan are produced
Plan financing around one-year bar permit term on Elm
Why now: Staff recommended approval subject to a site plan and conditions, while the City Plan Commission recommended approval for a one-year period on a 14-0 vote March 5, 2026, and the item went to a Council public hearing April 8, 2026.
What to do: The plan commission's recommendation attaches a one-year term to this bar/lounge/tavern permit even though staff recommended approval without one — confirm which version the council actually adopted before signing a lease, buildout contract, or liquor-license-dependent loan. If the one-year term stands, your renewal application and any required site-plan amendment need to be underway months before expiration or the tavern use lapses at the northwest corner of North Crowdus and Elm.
Act before: After the Council-adopted ordinance and site plan are published
Ask why commission shortened tavern permit to one year
Why now: Staff recommended approval subject to conditions while the City Plan Commission recommended approval for only a one-year period on a 14-0 vote (Item 13, March 5, 2026), with Justin Lee listed as planner for Council District 2.
What to do: A 14-0 unanimous vote that still departs from staff's recommendation is unusual — ask planner Justin Lee and the District 2 commissioner what testimony or condition drove the one-year limit rather than a standard term, and whether it reflects a broader Deep Ellum bar-saturation concern. Also confirm what Council did on April 8, since this matter has surfaced twice with no recorded final vote.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Watch for renewal hearing on new bar at Crowdus and Elm
Why now: The City Plan Commission recommended approval for a one-year period subject to a site plan and conditions on a 14-0 vote March 5, 2026, followed by an April 8, 2026 Council public hearing.
What to do: If the one-year term recommended by the plan commission survived Council, this new bar at the northwest corner of North Crowdus and Elm must come back for renewal within a year — that is your chance to raise closing hours, noise, and sidewalk crowding on the record. Request the approved site plan and conditions now so you know what hours and operating limits were actually imposed before the renewal file opens.
Act before: After the next material record update
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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