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Council reviews downtown activation pilot: food trucks, social district and sound‑exceedance change on the Oct. 14 agenda
Summary
City staff outlined a four‑part downtown activation package that includes food‑truck pilots, Open Streets mini‑grants, a proposed special‑events social district and a targeted amendment to the noise ordinance to allow more sound exceedances at one venue. Council members questioned enforcement, cup waste, outreach and timing.
City staff told the Asheville City Council on Oct. 9 that a four‑part downtown activation package will appear on the Oct. 14 regular meeting agenda, including two pilot programs already under way (Open Streets mini‑grants and a food‑truck pilot in front of the municipal complex) and two items that require council action: a targeted noise ordinance amendment and a downtown social district pilot for the South Slope.
Assistant City Manager Ben Woody described the package, saying the food‑truck pilot in front of City Hall drew lines from municipal employees during the initial run. He noted that the chosen pilot location is outside the Downtown Fire District and was permitted via the city’s own special event permit to avoid some permitting…
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