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Council approves 304‑unit Sweeten Creek conditional zoning with EV, solar and sidewalk conditions
Summary
The Asheville City Council approved a conditional zoning for a 304‑unit residential project at 3183 Sweeten Creek Road after adding conditions on EV charging, rooftop‑solar readiness, and an upgraded 8‑foot sidewalk with an 8‑foot planting strip along Sweeten Creek Road.
Asheville City Council on Feb. 25 approved a conditional zoning for a 18.64‑acre site at 3183 Sweeten Creek Road that will allow a mixed residential development totaling 304 units: 280 apartments and 24 three‑bedroom townhomes. Council added conditions requiring minimum electric‑vehicle charging infrastructure, rooftop‑solar readiness, and an upgraded pedestrian amenity along Sweeten Creek Road.
Planning staff presented the project as substantially in conformance with the Living Asheville comprehensive plan’s residential neighborhood designation and noted the property’s location near transit and commercial nodes. Sam Starbaum, planner with the Planning and Urban Design Department, said the development would include five apartment…
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