Carey Chan Application
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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 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 AKA 2610 Elm Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Carey Chan Representative: Audra Buckley Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 2 Z-26-000137
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Verify one-year limit on Deep Ellum bar permit
Applies if: You are the applicant, a tenant, or a lender evaluating 2610 Elm Street
Why now: The City Plan Commission voted 15-0 on 2026-08-06 for approval for a one-year period, while staff recommended approval subject to a site plan and conditions, per the 2026-09-09 Council hearing item for Z-26-000137.
What to do: Before relying on this dance hall and bar permit in your underwriting or lease terms, confirm whether Council kept the Plan Commission's one-year term or the longer staff-supported term. A one-year permit means the use must be renewed, which affects financing and buildout payback.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why Deep Ellum dance hall permit was limited to one year
Why now: Staff recommended approval with conditions, but the City Plan Commission's 15-0 vote on 2026-08-06 added a one-year period, and the matter went to Council on 2026-09-09 with no recorded result in the supplied timeline.
What to do: Request the Plan Commission's reasoning and the staff report for the Elm Street bar and dance hall permit. The record shows a term difference but not the reason, and the outcome of the Council hearing is not stated.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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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 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, [AKA 2610 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-26-000137 *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 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 AKA 2610 Elm Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Carey Chan Representative: Audra Buckley Planner: Justin Lee Council District: 2 Z-26-000137
Vote: 15 for, 0 against
recommend approval of the Specific Use Permit for a one-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions