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Permit board reverses police denial, grants Rodeo West Dallas one-year late-hours exemption
Summary
The City of Dallas Permit and License Appeal Board reversed a chief of police denial and granted Rodeo West Dallas a one-year late-hours exemption for a dance‑hall late hours permit under Section 14-3.1 of the Dallas City Code after hearing testimony about the business’s security, noise-control measures and police inspections.
Vice Chair Torres and the Permit and License Appeal Board of the City of Dallas voted unanimously on July 3 to reverse the chief of police’s denial and grant Rodeo West Dallas a one‑year exemption to operate under a dance hall late hours permit.
The board heard evidence from the appellant’s counsel, Gina Cannon, and from owner Eduardo Ellis about sound mitigation, off‑duty police and private security, and a history of no TABC enforcement problems. Detective Gerardo Monreal of the Dallas Police Department’s vice unit said the location sits within 1,000 feet of a residential area (the cited locational restriction) but described Rodeo West’s on‑site security, cameras…
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