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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Compare bar permit approval period against council ordinance
Applies if: Council has acted or will act on the ordinance after the hearing closed
Why now: The City Plan Commission voted 14-0 on 2026-08-20 to recommend approval for one year, while the staff recommendation and the 2026-09-23 Council hearing item list approval subject to staff conditions without stating a term.
What to do: Obtain the ordinance and site plan Council considered and confirm whether the permit term matches the one-year period the Plan Commission recommended. If the ordinance drafted differs from that term, the applicant's operating rights and renewal timing could be misread.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why bar permit was limited to one year
Why now: Staff recommended approval subject to conditions, but the Plan Commission's 14-0 motion on 2026-08-20 added a one-year limit, and Council closed its hearing on 2026-09-23 with no recorded decision.
What to do: Ask planner Oscar Aguilera or the Plan Commission for the reasoning behind cutting the permit to one year when staff had recommended approval without a stated term. Also ask what Council did after closing the hearing, since no outcome is recorded.
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):
Check hours and patio limits for new Elm Street bar
What happened (Sep 23, 2026):
Hearing Closed
We said (Sep 16, 2026):
Pull written conditions attached to Deep Ellum bar permit
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 a bar, lounge, or tavern on property zoned Planned Development District No. 269 Tract A, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the northeast corner of Elm Street and North Malcolm X Boulevard, AKA 2901 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-26-000152 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.
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.