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Council approved amendments to Chapter 7 of the UDO with the amendment to the affordable housing language in section…

July 26, 2022Asheville City Council

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What it does

Changes the City's building and land-use rules (the Unified Development Ordinance), Chapter 7.

  • Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
  • Why it matters: City ordinances are local laws. Changing one changes the rules people and businesses must follow.
More from the minutes
  • “Increases stormwater mitigation for parcels over one acre in size”
  • “Supports affordable housing by reducing land requirements for development”
  • “Note, however, that increased runoff is counterbalanced by new proposed requirements that will increase stormwater treatment on sites over one acre in size.”

Official title: Council approved amendments to Chapter 7 of the UDO with the amendment to the affordable housing language in section 7-11-4 (f) 1

Carried

From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Wisler and carried on a 6-1 roll call vote, with Councilwoman Roney voting “no.”

Read the motion as recorded

“Councilwoman Turner moved to approve the proposed wording amendments to Chapter 7 of the UDO with the amendment to the affordable housing language in section 7-11-4 (f) 1.”

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