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Council approves Deerfield retirement community expansion after months of negotiation; parking and construction access remain contested
Summary
Asheville City Council approved a conditional zoning amendment for the Deerfield Retirement Community expansion on Sept. 9 with conditions including removal of the onsite grounds maintenance building and a parking cap; neighbors raised concerns about a 135-space surface lot, stormwater, and use of Racquet Club Road as a construction entrance.
Asheville City Council voted Sept. 9 to approve a conditional zoning amendment for the Deerfield Retirement Community expansion at 1617 Hendersonville Road, a multi-phase project affecting roughly 125 acres in South Asheville. The applicant requested amendments to an earlier 2021 conditional zoning to change building siting and internal layouts for an expansion that staff described as a conceptual master plan. Presenters said the project as proposed includes approximately 822,000 square feet of new and added building area, with 261 independent-living units, 10 assisted-living units and 24 "house center" beds, and a mix of surface and structured parking. The applicant and staff said final parking counts would be finalized during technical review; the conditional-zoning exhibit set a cap for a southeast surface lot at 135 standard spaces and identified an overall code-based…
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