Trakas Sports Cantina Alcohol Permit at Samuell Boulevard
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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned RR Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, between Samuell Boulevard and E I-30 Fwy., east of N. Jim Miller Road, [AKA 6465 Samuell Boulevard]. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Cesar Villasenor / Trakas Sports Cantina LLC. Representative: Warren Cohen U/A From: July 23, 2026. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 7 Z-26-000070
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Compare five-year alcohol permit term against staff recommendation
Applies if: Client is the applicant, a neighboring owner, or a lender relying on the permit term
Why now: The City Council closed the hearing on 2026-09-23 with CPC recommending approval 'for a five-year period', while staff recommended approval subject to a site plan and conditions, and the CPC voted 15-0.
What to do: Obtain the City Plan Commission's recommended conditions and the staff's recommended conditions and compare them, since the commission recommended a five-year period while staff's recommendation as recorded does not mention a time limit. Confirm which term and site plan the final ordinance adopts, because that sets when the permit expires and requires renewal.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why alcohol permit for Samuell Boulevard restaurant took three hearings
Why now: Z-26-000070 for 6465 Samuell Boulevard appeared three times: CPC on 2026-07-23 (15-0), CPC on 2026-08-20 (15-0, carried 'U/A From: July 23'), and Council hearing closed 2026-09-23, with no recorded Council vote.
What to do: Request the staff report and any CPC discussion explaining the July 23 to August 20 delay, and ask what changed before the 15-0 approval. Also ask whether the five-year limit was added at the commission stage, and whether Council has voted since closing the hearing.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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What we said then vs what happened next
We said (Sep 16, 2026):
Get operating conditions for new Samuell Boulevard sports cantina
What happened (Sep 23, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Sep 16, 2026):
Check site plan conditions before building Samuell Boulevard cantina
What happened (Sep 23, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Sep 16, 2026):
Ask why alcohol permit passed unanimously twice, one month apart
What happened (Sep 23, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Sep 16, 2026):
Confirm alcohol permit was formally adopted, not merely recommended
What happened (Sep 23, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Sep 8, 2026):
Explain repeat Samuell Boulevard alcohol permit votes
What happened (Sep 23, 2026):
Hearing Closed
Timeline
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned RR Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, between Samuell Boulevard and East I-30 Freeway, east of North Jim Miller Road, AKA 6465 Samuell Boulevard Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a five-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions Z-26-000070 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned RR Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, between Samuell Boulevard and E I-30 Fwy., east of N. Jim Miller Road, [AKA 6465 Samuell Boulevard]. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Cesar Villasenor / Trakas Sports Cantina LLC. Representative: Warren Cohen U/A From: July 23, 2026. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 7 Z-26-000070
Vote: 15 for, 0 against
recommend approval of a new Specific Use Permit for five years
An application for a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned RR Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, between Samuell Boulevard and E I-30 Fwy, east of N. Jim Miller Road, AKA 6465 Samuell Boulevard. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Cesar Villasenor / Trakas Sports Cantina LLC. Representative: Warren Cohen Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 7 Z-26-000070
Vote: 15 for, 0 against
hold under advisement until August 20, 2026
This item was heard individually.