Commissioners approve rezoning of 2596 Hendersonville Road from residential to commercial

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted on Oct. 22 to rezoned 2596 Hendersonville Road (application ZPH-2025-00025, Kevin Edens, applicant) from R-2 residential to CS commercial.

Haley Madfuss, a county planner, said the parcel is 0.92 acres, served by public water and septic, and sits in an area the county's comprehensive-plan future land-use map designates as Mixed Use 1. Staff found the request consistent with plan recommendations related to proximity to sewer and city water, density, location on a transportation corridor, and adjacency to other commercial areas; staff noted that the application does not provide a zoning transition between CS and adjacent R-2 but said the zoning ordinance requires buffers between commercial uses and residential properties.

Madfuss read the list of uses allowed in the CS district and said the planning board unanimously recommended approval. She also said the required public notifications were completed and that staff was not aware of public opposition. The board opened and closed the public hearing with no members of the public speaking.

A motion to approve the rezoning was made and seconded; the motion carried on a voice vote. The planning‑board record and staff report were entered into the county record for the application.

If approved, the parcel's allowed lot size (if served by sewer), setbacks, and maximum building height would change to match CS‑district dimensional standards, and a buffer would be required between any commercial use and residential property as prescribed by the county zoning ordinance.