Trakass Bar & Lounge Specific Use Permit at 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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Ask whether Elm Street alcohol permit carries expiration term
Why now: The August 6 item recites a staff recommendation of approval subject to unspecified conditions and a site plan for the alcoholic beverage establishment and dance hall use at 2638 Elm Street.
What to do: Obtain the full staff report and the ordinance conditions for this Specific Use Permit and confirm whether the grant includes a stated time period, renewal trigger, or compliance conditions tied to the dance hall component, since the published item text states only that approval is 'subject to a site plan and staff's recommended conditions' without listing them. Advising a buyer, lender, or landlord on this property without the condition list risks missing a term that could cause the permit to lapse.
Act before: After the recommended conditions and site plan are produced
Pull site plan conditions for Elm Street bar permit
Why now: Staff recommended approval subject to a site plan and staff's recommended conditions for the Specific Use Permit at 2638 Elm Street, with Justin Lee listed as planner (Z-26-000136).
What to do: Request the site plan and staff's recommended conditions from planner Justin Lee before the August 6 hearing to see exactly what parking, occupancy, and layout terms staff attached to a combined bar plus dance hall use inside Planned Development No. 269, Tract A. If you are underwriting a similar Deep Ellum entertainment space, these conditions define what a site plan must show to earn a staff approval recommendation rather than a deferral.
Act before: After the August 6 City Plan Commission hearing
Check if dance hall already operates at 2638 Elm
Why now: The August 6 City Plan Commission item lists a new Specific Use Permit application at 2638 Elm Street by Trakass Bar & Lounge, LLC / Tomas Alonzo with representative Audra Buckley, and no prior-permit or enforcement history appears in the record.
What to do: The application is styled as a new Specific Use Permit covering both a bar/lounge/tavern and an inside commercial amusement limited to a dance hall — ask code compliance and the zoning office whether a business has been operating at 2638 Elm Street without one or both of those authorizations, and whether Trakass Bar & Lounge, LLC is a new operator or a rebrand of a prior tenant. The public item names applicant Tomas Alonzo and representative Audra Buckley but discloses no prior permit history for the address.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Get closing hours and noise limits for Elm Street lounge
Why now: The August 6 item covers an alcoholic beverage establishment plus an inside commercial amusement limited to a dance hall at 2638 Elm Street in Council District 2, with conditions recommended but not published.
What to do: This request is not just for a bar — it also seeks a dance hall use on the south side of Elm Street between North Good Latimer Expressway and North Crowdus Street, which typically means amplified music and late-night crowds. Ask planner Justin Lee for the staff-recommended conditions on hours of operation, security, and sound before the August 6 hearing, because once the commission adopts the conditions they become the enforceable baseline for the life of the permit.
Act before: After the August 6 City Plan Commission hearing
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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