An angry Dave Chappelle told his hometown council meeting Monday that he would not build two planned businesses in the area if they approved an ordinance that included dozens of affordable housing units.
The meeting, held Monday in Yellow Springs, Ohio, saw the ordinance defeated. Earlier, Chappelle called the village council “clowns” and said his ventures would be “off the table.”
Chappelle reportedly is planning to develop a restaurant, the Firehouse Eatery, and comedy club, Live from YS. Both are under development in an old village firehouse, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported last year. The venues will sell food and alcohol and have indoor and outdoor seating, with separate seating for performances.
Chappelle threatened to withdraw his substantial business interests – a planned comedy club and restaurant – from the town if the affordable housing plan went through.
Documents posted by the Yellow Springs council showed that the proposal that angered Chappelle was pitched as a way to reduce the cost of housing and allow workers for village services to live near their jobs.
The Dayton Daily News reported that Chappelle attended a December meeting of the town council and stated he was “adamantly opposed” because he “invested millions of dollars in town,” adding, “If you push this thing through, what I’m investing in is no longer applicable.”
Chappelle would once again state his opposition when the zoning change came up for a vote this past Monday. A video posted on the Yellow Springs community Youtube page showed the comedian give his statements wondering why the town would move forward and in effect “kick out a $65 million-a-year company.”
Chappelle’s company, Iron Table Holdings LLC, bought the former Miami Twp. Fire Station in December 2020 as the site for the ventures.
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