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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Obtain site plan and conditions for Elm Street alcohol permit
Why now: Both the staff and City Plan Commission recommendations in the record are expressly 'subject to a site plan and conditions,' but the conditions text and the one-year start date do not appear in the record for Z-26-000137.
What to do: Request the approved site plan and the full list of staff-recommended conditions attached to this specific use permit, plus the adopted ordinance from the September 9 hearing, and compare the conditions text against the plan commission's one-year recommendation. Key questions to resolve from the documents themselves: when does the one-year period begin to run, and does any condition set an operational trigger such as hours, security, or occupancy that could support revocation before renewal?
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Plan for one-year limit on Elm Street bar permit
Why now: Staff recommended approval subject to a site plan and conditions while the City Plan Commission recommended approval for a one-year period on the same application (Z-26-000137), heard by Council on 2026-09-09.
What to do: The plan commission recommended approval only for a one-year period while staff recommended approval with no stated time limit, so confirm which version Council adopts before signing a long-term lease, ordering build-out for the dance hall, or closing on financing tied to the 2610 Elm Street location. Budget now for a renewal application filed well before the term expires, since a one-year permit rarely supports a multi-year loan or tenant improvement payback.
Act before: After the Council ordinance and its term length are published
Ask why commission shortened Deep Ellum bar permit to one year
Why now: City Plan Commission carried the item 15 to 0 on 2026-08-06 as Item 12 while recommending only a one-year period, against a staff recommendation with no term, and the 2026-09-09 Council hearing has no recorded outcome.
What to do: The plan commission voted 15-0 with no dissent yet still cut the permit to a one-year term, departing from staff's recommendation, which carried no stated time limit — ask planner Justin Lee and the District 2 commissioner what testimony or enforcement history prompted the shorter leash. Also check whether Council actually acted on September 9, since no result is recorded in the file a week later.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Review hours and noise limits for 2610 Elm Street dance hall
Why now: The application covers an alcoholic beverage establishment and inside commercial amusement limited to a dance hall at 2610 Elm Street in Planned Development District No. 269, with a City Plan Commission recommendation of approval for a one-year period.
What to do: This permit would allow a bar, lounge, or tavern plus an indoor dance hall on the south side of Elm Street east of North Good Latimer Expressway — ask the city for the site plan and conditions to see what closing hours, amplified sound, and security requirements apply on your block. The commission's one-year limit means the operator must come back for renewal, giving neighbors a documented chance to report late-night noise or parking spillover rather than living with a permanent permit.
Act before: After the next material record update
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What we said then vs what happened next
We said (Aug 5, 2026):
Check hours and dance hall limits at 2610 Elm
What happened (Aug 6, 2026):
Carried: 15 to 0
We said (Aug 5, 2026):
Ask who operates the proposed Elm Street bar and dance hall
What happened (Aug 6, 2026):
Carried: 15 to 0
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 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