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Deep Ellum Venues Die at City Plan Commission 11/01/2007

Saturday, 3 November 2007 19:01 by S_c_0_t_t

 The post below was originally on our myspace blog. This post, and any included comments, have been copied to this blog for the sake of continuity. Feel free to make additional comments.
 

As I mentioned in a bulletin previously, six establishments in Deep Ellum appeared before the Dallas City Plan Commission today. The Commission was to decide if the applicants would be fowarded to Dallas City Council to have their SUP (Specific Use Permit) reviewed.

Denial of an SUP by the City Plan Commission is certain death to a venue's ability to function as a bar or dance hall; approval is only bittersweet--for the final verdict, they are subjected to the whim of Dallas City Council. Recommendation by the Plan Commission in no way guarantees success before the Council.

Robert Wilonsky of the Dallas Observer has an intersting post, explaining a little about SUPs, in his "Unfair Park" blog. Read the post when you get a chance and keep up with what he writes about this area--he's good.

In preparation for the meeting, the City Plan Commission, has a "staff reviewer" examine each SUP application, and make a recommendation. All SUPs submitted for today's meeting had been recommended for approval by a staff reviewer--not all of them survived the Commission though. Here are the results:

Curtain Club/Liquid

Asked for an extension and was granted one. Unfortunately, I missed the beginning of this proceeding and it is unclear if the owners of Curtain Club just weren't prepared, or if they encountered resistance.


Monkey Bar       

It was almost denied; its fate still hangs in the balance.  One of the commission members motioned for an extension to allow the owner to collect more information and that motion was granted. There were four residents from the town homes behind it that spoke in opposition.  The main complaint: noise. The building where the Monkey Bar exists, has a history of being a bar that far predates the existence of those town homes: In addition to having been Monkey Bar for years now, it was  Expo Lounge.

Adair's       


Approved with no opposition and people did speak on their behalf.


TomCat's


TomCat's was denied. A couple of people spoke in opposition, a couple of people on behalf--including members of DEEP. Many negative things were said about it with little facts behind it: allegations of drug, guns, violence and loud rock music--not to mention the unsavory characters (sounds like a fun place to me). Oh, did I mention they said it didn't look pretty? And we can't forget the crying elderly woman that presented herself at the podium--difficult to beat that. The funny thing is: it only had eight incidents reported to the police in five years. I am not sure if they will appeal--I encourage them to do so.


Red Blood Club

Approved to go before the Dallas City Council with no opposition. Many spoke on their behalf; several affiliated with DEEP did too, including Frank Campagna and his daughter Amber. Frank has been a member of the Deep Ellum community since 1981. He is owner (along with Kirk) and proprietor of Kettle Art.  He and crew were responsible for the "TunnelVision" artwork that perished this year with the tunnel (which the city approved, of course)

 Red Blood still has to be approved by the Council. There is no guarantee they will, but it seems likely. And if they get approved, they will have to renew it in a year or two. I wouldn't get too comfortable; there are bigger plans at work here--I'll talk more on that later....

Club One

Shelley had two hearings in front of two different commissions. First was her after hours dance hall permit  (allows her to stay open til 4 AM). The second hearing was for what everyone else was seeking: approval to go to before the City Council to have their SUP (Specific Use Permit) reviewed.

The after hours permit was denied and I believe that takes effect almost immediately (not tonight though). She was also denied to go before the City Council for approval to remain a bar/dance club. Many people spoke on her behalf; four or five, most of them affiliated with DEEP. Lord Byron, who spawned Panoptikon and spins on that night, spoke on her behalf too. He has been very supportive of Deep Ellum for a long time. He also supports DEEP and attends our meetings as his heavy travel schedule allows.

 At this point, it is not really clear when Club One's SUP denial takes effect. She is going to appeal and she thinks she will be allowed to stay open until then, but it is unclear. If you love you some Panoptikon, best go see her tonight.
 

Close to twelve people affiliated with DEEP attended the the City Plan Commission meeting. We thank everyone for coming out--it was a very long meeting. Hopefully we can increase those numbers.

Thanks to Benny for coming out too. He manages several of the parking lots here and is owner of Benny's Food Mart on Main (make sure and check him out).

I have much more to say on all this and the "new vision" of Deep Ellum, including those quotes I promised last Dallas City Council meeting (and audio to back them up). It will have to be this weekend though; I am headed to Panoptikon.
 

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