Trakass Bar & Lounge at 2638 Elm Street
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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a bar, lounge, or tavern and an inside commercial amusement use limited to a dance hall, on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development No. 269, Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the south line of Elm Street, east of North Good Latimer Expwy, west of N. Crowdus Street AKA 2638 Elm Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Trakass Bar & Lounge, LLC / Tomas Alonzo Representative: Audra Buckley Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 2 Z-26-000136
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Obtain final alcohol bar permit ordinance and conditions
Applies if: Client is the applicant or an adjacent property or business owner
Why now: The City Plan Commission recommended approval for a one-year period after a 15-0 vote on 2026-08-20, while the staff recommendation in E1 does not mention a time limit; the hearing closed 2026-09-23.
What to do: Pull the adopted ordinance and site plan and confirm the permit's expiration date and any renewal conditions. The Plan Commission recommended a one-year period while staff recommended approval without that limit, so the final term may differ from what staff proposed.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why bar and dance hall permit was delayed
Why now: The item appeared at the City Plan Commission on 2026-08-06 and again on 2026-08-20 (E2, 'U/A From: August 6'), both 15-0, and the Commission's one-year recommendation differs from staff's recommendation of approval with conditions.
What to do: Request the staff report and Plan Commission briefing materials explaining the two-week postponement of the Elm Street bar and dance hall permit, and what changed to produce a one-year limit. Ask whether the one-year term was proposed by staff, the applicant, or commissioners.
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):
Request hours and noise conditions for Elm Street dance hall
What happened (Sep 23, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Sep 16, 2026):
Pull approved site plan for Elm Street bar permit
What happened (Sep 23, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Sep 16, 2026):
Ask why dance hall permit took two unanimous votes
What happened (Sep 23, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Sep 16, 2026):
Confirm whether commission vote ends alcohol permit approval process
What happened (Sep 23, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Sep 8, 2026):
Explain repeated Elm Street 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 an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a bar, lounge, or tavern and an inside commercial amusement use limited to a dance hall, on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development District No. 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the south line of Elm Street, east of North Good Latimer Expressway, west of North Crowdus Street, AKA 2638 Elm Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a one-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions Z-26-000136 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
An application for a new Specific Use Permit for an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a bar, lounge, or tavern and an inside commercial amusement use limited to a dance hall, on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development No. 269, Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the south line of Elm Street, east of N. Good Latimer Expwy., west of N. Crowdus Street, [AKA 2638 Elm Street]. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Trakass Bar & Lounge, LLC / Tomas Alonzo Representative: Audra Buckley U/A From: August 6, 2026. Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 2 Z-26-000136
Vote: 15 for, 0 against
recommend approval of a new Specific Use Permit for one year
An application for a new Specific Use Permit for an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a bar, lounge, or tavern and an inside commercial amusement use limited to a dance hall, on property zoned Tract A within Planned Development No. 269, Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the south line of Elm Street, east of North Good Latimer Expwy, west of N. Crowdus Street AKA 2638 Elm Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Trakass Bar & Lounge, LLC / Tomas Alonzo Representative: Audra Buckley Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 2 Z-26-000136
Vote: 15 for, 0 against
hold under advisement until August 20, 2026