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Council pauses rezoning request for 99999 Trade Street after title and right‑of‑way questions
Summary
The Asheville City Council heard a staff presentation and public comment on a request to rezone a quarter‑acre River Arts District parcel to RM‑8 but did not approve the change and voted to continue the item to July 29 to allow follow‑up on a possible alley/right‑of‑way and ownership concerns.
The Asheville City Council on June 24 heard a presentation on a straight rezoning request for a quarter‑acre property at 99999 Trade Street in the River Arts District and agreed to continue the case to a July 29 meeting after questions about a mapped alley and whether it is a public right‑of‑way were raised.
Planning staff presented the rezoning request as a straight map change with no project plans attached. Will Pompquist of Planning and Urban Design said the applicant seeks to change the parcel from River Arts District — Neighborhood Transition (RAD NT) to Residential Multifamily Medium Density (RM 8). "This request is to rezone the property to residential multifamily medium density RM 8," Pompquist said, noting the site is about a quarter acre and that the…
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