City council approves rezoning for 94 Grandview Road to allow residential uses

Asheville City Council on Feb. 25 approved a straight rezoning that changes the zoning for 94 Grandview Road to RM-6, the city’s residential multifamily low-density district.

Planning staff said the change would allow a broader range of housing types and better buffer nearby residences from commercial-industrial uses. The rezoning request had no associated site plan or development proposal; it changes only the base zoning.

Will Pompost, of the Planning and Urban Design Department, told council the roughly 3-acre, currently vacant parcel is “a straight rezoning” and that the city’s future land use map designates the site as residential neighborhood, so no future-land-use change was required. Pompost said staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission found the request consistent with goals in the Living Asheville comprehensive plan, including encouraging appropriate infill development and increasing housing supply.

The staff presentation noted the existing mix of commercial-industrial zoning on the western portion of the site and residential zoning on the remainder; the requested RM-6 designation would make the zoning uniform and allow single-family detached and other residential forms by right. Planning identified as benefits the potential for single-family detached dwellings, potential for higher-density multifamily development, and a larger residential buffer for the adjacent neighborhood. Staff reported no cons.

Council opened and closed the public hearing with no public comment and then approved the rezoning by voice vote. The motion and second were recorded on the floor; the vote was taken by voice and recorded as aye with no opposition.

The rezoning does not approve any specific development plan, site design, or building permits; future projects on the parcel would require separate review and must meet applicable land‑use and development standards.