Off the Cuff / Ross Hines Application
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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a bar, lounge, or tavern on property zoned Planned Development No. 269 Tract A, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the northeast corner of Elm Street and N. Malcolm X Boulevard, [AKA 2901 Elm Street]. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Off the Cuff / Ross Hines Representative: Audra Buckley / Permitted Development LLC Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 2 Z-26-000152
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Confirm 2901 Elm Street bar requirements
Why now: On August 20, 2026, the City Plan Commission approved the 2901 Elm Street bar, lounge, or tavern application 14-0 subject to a site plan and staff-recommended conditions.
What to do: Obtain the Commission-approved site plan and staff’s recommended conditions before finalizing the bar, lounge, or tavern layout or operating plan. Approval is expressly subject to those materials, whose contents are not supplied; spending before checking them could force redesigns.
Act before: After the next material record update
Clarify disputed Deep Ellum bar vote
Why now: The minutes for Item 18 say the result was 14-0 while noting that Franklin was out of the room but shown voting in favor.
What to do: Request the roll call, meeting audio, and corrected minutes for the bar approval to establish whether Franklin participated in the vote while out of the room. The record reports both a unanimous vote and an attendance inconsistency, which could affect how the public understands the Commission’s action.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a bar, lounge, or tavern on property zoned Planned Development No. 269 Tract A, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the northeast corner of Elm Street and N. Malcolm X Boulevard, [AKA 2901 Elm Street]. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Off the Cuff / Ross Hines Representative: Audra Buckley / Permitted Development LLC Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 2 Z-26-000152
Vote: 14 for, 0 against, 1 absent
recommend approval of a new Specific Use Permit for a bar, lounge, or tavern for one year, subject to a site plan and conditions
Franklin was out of the room but shown voting in favor.