The Lafayette City Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council deny the request to rezone a property that could be home to a Roman-style entertainment facility called the Colosseum.
The 50,000-square-foot building in the 800 block of Verot School Road would offer live performances, several bars, and a pool hall, according to documents filed with the Lafayette Consolidated Government.
But the idea didn’t strike a chord with commission members, who had already signaled they were leaning toward denying the request.
Staff argued that the building would be an “intrusive use” on nearby neighbors, but said the owner could construct a normal pool hall or event center, which is permitted under the property’s current CM-1 commercial mixed zoning.
“The scale of this development and its maximum capacity is a reason why we feel this use will not be compatible with the surrounding land uses, especially residential uses,” staff wrote.
The office had received 11 calls, mostly from residents of the nearby Harbor Lights neighborhood, opposing the entertainment facility.
Yury Remedio, the property owner, requested rezoning of the property from its current commercial mixed zoning to commercial heavy. Remedio said that the project was “years away” from completion.
Remedio declined to comment.
The building would have a capacity of 3,600 people and require 331 parking spaces.
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