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Late-Hours Bar Permit at Greenville Avenue

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An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 1889 for a late-hours establishment limited to an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a bar, lounge, or tavern on property zoned Planned Development District 842, on the east line of Greenville Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and Richmond Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Roger Albright / Sheils Winnunbst PC Representative: Andrea Trimble / Sheils Winnunbst PC Planner: Michael V. Pepe Council District: 14 Z-26-000020

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Zoning CasedistrictSignificantCity Council, City Plan CommissionDistrict 842
A Specific Use Permit amendment seeks to allow a late-hours alcoholic beverage establishment (bar, lounge, or tavern) on property zoned as Planned Development District 842 along Greenville Avenue. Late-hours establishments can affect nearby residents and neighborhoods through noise, traffic, and parking demands. The matter is under review by the City Plan Commission and City Council.
2 eventsFirst seen Mar 5, 2026Last activity Apr 8, 2026Case ID: Z-26-000020
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Attorney

Find Greenville Alcohol Permit Ordinance Date Before Challenge Window Closes

Why now: Kingston was listed as a conflict and absent from the March 5 City Plan Commission vote (13-0), but the basis of that conflict — financial interest, property ownership, or business relationship — is absent from the available record, which is a documentable procedural defect that survives the CPC stage into any Council-level challenge.

What to do: Confirm whether City Council approved this late-hours alcohol permit on April 8 and, if so, obtain the ordinance publication date — in Texas the statutory challenge window runs from publication, not the vote, and Commissioner Kingston's undocumented conflict at City Plan Commission is your strongest procedural hook if you need to contest it.

Act before: After 30-day statutory challenge period from Council action date

Source: City Council — Apr 08, 2026 →
Journalist

Pull Council Minutes to Investigate Greenville Alcohol Permit Status

Why now: The Greenville permit cleared City Plan Commission 13-0 on March 5 and appeared at the April 8 Council meeting that processed 24 zoning cases with 20 routine approvals, yet the case status remains 'active' with 'next step unknown' as of April 22 — an unexplained gap for what should have been a consent-track item.

What to do: Request the April 8 City Council minutes for this specific item — it is still listed as 'active' with no documented outcome 14 days after Council heard it, which is anomalous for a unanimous commission recommendation, and compare against the Bryan Area liquor overlay substitution that has been continued without a vote since February 5.

Act before: After April 8 Council minutes are published (typically within two weeks of meeting)

Source: City Council — Apr 08, 2026 →
Resident

Get Final Adopted Conditions for Greenville Avenue Alcohol Permit

Why now: City Plan Commission attached conditions when it approved 13-0 on March 5, and those conditions may have been altered at the April 8 Council meeting — the adopted ordinance, not the CPC staff report, is the document you cite when filing a code complaint.

What to do: Contact the Dallas City Secretary's office now to obtain the conditions actually adopted for this permit — specifically the permitted closing hour, required security staffing levels, and noise restrictions — because only the final adopted ordinance is enforceable if violations occur on your street, and Council may have modified what City Plan Commission recommended.

Act before: After ordinance effective date (conditions become harder to contest once venue opens under the permit)

Source: City Council — Apr 08, 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. 1889 for a late-hours establishment for an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a bar, lounge, or tavern on property zoned Planned Development District No. 842, on the east line of Greenville Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and Richmond Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a five-year period, subject to conditions Z-26-000020 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.

Hearing
Carried: 13 to 0

An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit 1889 for a late-hours establishment limited to an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a bar, lounge, or tavern on property zoned Planned Development District 842, on the east line of Greenville Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and Richmond Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Roger Albright / Sheils Winnunbst PC Representative: Andrea Trimble / Sheils Winnunbst PC Planner: Michael V. Pepe Council District: 14 Z-26-000020

Vote: 13 for, 0 against, 1 absent

recommend approval of amendment to SUP 1889 for late-hours establishment limited to bar, lounge, or tavern for five-year period, subject to conditions

Kingston listed as Conflict - out of room when voting