LOCATION OF CLASS E DANCE HALLS WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A BUSINESS SERVING OR SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
Dallas City Code § 14-2.1
in effectSEC. 14-2.1. LOCATION OF CLASS E DANCE HALLS WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A BUSINESS SERVING OR SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
(a) In this section, BUSINESS THAT SERVES OR SELLS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES means a bar, lounge, tavern, or liquor store use, as defined in Section 51A-4.210 of the Dallas City Code, as amended.
(b) No license may be issued for a Class E dance hall under this chapter if the dance hall will be located within 1,000 feet of a lawfully existing business that serves or sells alcoholic beverages.
(c) For purposes of this section, measurements must be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest entry door in the part of a building used as a Class E dance hall to the nearest entry door in the part of a building used as a business that serves or sells alcoholic beverages.
(d) If, on June 27, 1990, a business operating as a Class E dance hall is located within 1,000 feet of a business that serves or sells alcoholic beverages, then the business that was first lawfully established and continually operating at that particular location is deemed a conforming use and the later established business is deemed a nonconforming use. A nonconforming use is exempted from the location requirement of Subsection (b) of this section for the first three license renewals after June 27, 1990, unless the use is sooner terminated for any reason or voluntarily discontinued for a period of 30 days or more. A nonconforming use may not be increased, enlarged, extended, or altered, except that the use may be changed to a conforming use. (Ord. Nos. 20663; 21184; 23137; 24440)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-139942Fetched: 10/26/2026