City manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, council member Chad West and other city leaders gathered at Revelers Hall , a jazz bar in Bishop Arts, on Friday afternoon to announce a task force to review the city code provisions pertaining to entertainment venues.

The task force’s formation comes weeks after the city of Dallas’ recently-launched Nighttime Economy & Responsible Hospitality Division came under scrutiny for restricting two popular bars’ ability to charge covers for live music.

In early October, a city code compliance officer issued Revelers Hall – a New Orleans-style bar, whose doors typically remain open during performances – a notice of violation for producing “loud and disturbing noises and vibrations.”

Bar co-owner Jason Roberts said the city told them the bar’s music fee

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