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Council approves zoning text amendment to restore sidewalk‑related language removed in March ordinance
Summary
The Asheville City Council voted June 24 to approve a zoning text amendment restoring language in Chapter 7 of the Unified Development Ordinance that was inadvertently omitted from an ordinance adopted March 11, while keeping the intended change to when new sidewalk construction is required.
The Asheville City Council voted June 24 to approve an amendment to Chapter 7 of the Unified Development Ordinance to reinsert subsections that were inadvertently removed when the city adopted ordinance 51‑27 on March 11, 2025, while keeping the intended policy change on when new sidewalk construction is required.
Will Pompquist of Planning and Urban Design told council the amendment — described in staff materials as the "sidewalk requirements cleanup" — restores sections 7‑11‑8(c)–(f) that clarifies when new sidewalk construction is…
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