September 26, 2023Asheville City Council
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Rezones 1 Oak St, with conditions, from Central Business District (CBD) to Central Business District Expansion - Conditional Zone (CBD EXP-CZ).
- Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Kim Roney.
- Why it matters: This changes the zoning rules for one property. The owner must follow the conditions Council set.
More from the minutes
- “He said that staff concurs with the Planning & Zoning Commission and recommends approval of the proposed conditional zoning.”
- “Councilwoman Mosley said that when she hears people discuss how unaffordable it is now and how it was fine 20 years ago, she is able to draw a direct line from redlining to the lack of affordable housing today.”
- “That said - an incomplete story was told about that overlay map, I did not vote to include this lot for the hotel overlay map because I did not think surrounding our historic Black neighborhoods of EEVS and Southside was appropriate, we wouldn’t do that to other neighborhoods.”
Official title: Council approved conditional zoning for 1 Oak St
Carried 5–2
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Turner and carried on a 5-2 vote, with Councilwoman Mosley and Councilwoman Roney voting “no”.
Read the motion as recorded
“Vice-Mayor Kilgore moved to approve the conditional zoning request for the properties located at 1 Oak St from Central Business District (CBD) to Central Business District Expansion - Conditional Zone (CBD EXP-CZ) and find that the request is reasonable, is in the public interest, is consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and meets the development needs of the community in that the request: 1) provides infill development in targeted growth areas; 2) increases the supply of affordable housing in proximity to schools, transit and parks; and, 3) expands bicycle facilities and removes gaps in the city’s bicycle network.”
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