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Buncombe planning board recommends rezoning of Clark's Chapel glass studio

3378926 · May 19, 2025
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Summary

The Buncombe County Planning Board unanimously recommended approval of a map amendment to rezone a 0.73-acre parcel at 60 Clark's Chapel Road from R-3 to Commercial Service (CS), bringing a longtime glass‑blowing studio into conformity with county zoning. The recommendation goes to the county commission for final action.

The Buncombe County Planning Board voted to recommend approval of a map amendment to rezone a 0.73‑acre parcel at 60 Clark's Chapel Road from R‑3 (residential) to CS (Commercial Service), a change staff said would bring an existing glass‑blowing business into compliance with county zoning.

Planner Britton Sleuther of the county long‑range team led the staff presentation, saying the parcel is currently used as a glass studio and gallery and is served by public water and a private septic system. “The area to be rezoned is 0.73 acres. The current use is a glass blowing studio,” Britton Sleuther said, adding that the request aligns with the Buncombe…

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