Le Sol House. Photo by Lauren Allen.
The request for a Specific Use Permit Le Sol House and Château Le Sol will head to city council following approval from the City Plan Commission.
Le Sol is a membership-based club and hospitality company that officially launched in 2023 out of Kidd Springs. In a previous article for the Oak Cliff Advocate, founder Taylor Madison said that she had intended to get a SUP for Le Sol since the beginning.
In a 7-4 vote, the City Plan Commission voted in favor of granting the permit for a period of one year, amending the staff recommendation to not include an automatic renewal. The application classifies the two Kidd Springs properties to operate as a private recreation club, which is defined in city code as “an area providing private recreational facilities such as playgrounds, parks, swimming pools, and playing fields.”
In the city’s report compiled ahead of the public hearing, staff noted that the definition is not limited to those examples.
“I have come to believe that this use is a use that fits into the vibrant, diverse area that Kidd Springs brings, specifically (as) Oak Cliff, more broadly is,” said Mike Sims, District 1 commissioner during the meeting.
Commissioners in disapproval of the SUP application expressed concerns due to prior code issues.
“I find this to be a difficult case because on the one hand having a private country club like thing in the community is something we allow in other places,” said Tipton Housewright, District 10 commissioner. “On the other hand, we have an applicant who is only here because they’re being forced to. She has a history of not complying with our code.”
In March, the Dallas City Attorney’s Office notified the owners of the two properties to cease operations immediately due to being found “in violation of provisions of the Dallas City Code constituting a substantial danger of injury and/or adverse health impact to other people or property.”
