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Danny Balis Application

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An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2019 for a bar, lounge, or tavern and an inside commercial amusement limited to a live music venue, 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, west of N. Crowdus Street, AKA 2640 Elm Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Danny Balis Representative: Audra Buckley Planner: Jacob Rojo Council District: 2 Z-26-000157

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Danny Balis seeks to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2019 for a bar, lounge, or tavern and a live music venue at 2640 Elm Street in the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District.
1 eventFirst seen Sep 3, 2026Last activity Sep 3, 2026Case ID: Z-26-000157
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Attorney

Verify Elm Street live-music permit action

Why now: The September 3 City Plan Commission item lists staff approval subject to recommended conditions, but the matter status is active and no next step is identified.

What to do: Pull the City Plan Commission action record, staff report, and recommended conditions to determine whether the commission actually acted and what compliance obligations would attach to the permit amendment. The public item identifies only a staff recommendation, while the matter remains active and its next procedural step is unknown.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: City Plan Commission — Sep 03, 2026 →
Developer

Map Elm Street live-music permit conditions

Why now: On September 3, staff recommended approval subject to conditions for an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2019 at 2640 Elm Street.

What to do: Obtain the staff-recommended conditions and map them against the planned fit-out and operating plan for 2640 Elm Street before committing to venue work. The application seeks to amend the existing permission for both a bar or tavern and live-music amusement, so an unexamined condition could constrain the project after design commitments are made.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: City Plan Commission — Sep 03, 2026 →
Journalist

Investigate Elm Street live-music permit changes

Why now: The September 3 record describes an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2019 for 2640 Elm Street and names only a staff recommendation, not the conditions or a commission outcome.

What to do: Request the staff report, recommended conditions, and commission action record to establish what the amendment would change from the 2019 permit and whether the commission adopted staff's recommendation. The official item identifies two potentially sensitive uses—tavern operations and a live-music venue—but does not disclose the proposed operational changes or final action.

Act before: After the requested records are produced

Source: City Plan Commission — Sep 03, 2026 →

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An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2019 for a bar, lounge, or tavern and an inside commercial amusement limited to a live music venue, 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, west of N. Crowdus Street, AKA 2640 Elm Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to staff’s recommended conditions. Applicant: Danny Balis Representative: Audra Buckley Planner: Jacob Rojo Council District: 2 Z-26-000157