Planning board recommends rezoning for Artspace Charter School learning center on Sherwood Road
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Summary
The Buncombe County Planning Board voted Aug. 18 to recommend rezoning two parcels at 104 Sherwood Road from R-1 residential to NS (neighborhood services) to allow a small learning center operated by Artspace Charter School; the recommendation will go to the county commissioners.
On Aug. 18, 2025, the Buncombe County Planning Board voted to recommend approval of a zoning map amendment to rezone two parcels at or near 104 Sherwood Road from R-1 (residential) to NS (neighborhood services) to allow a small learning center operated by Artspace Charter School.
Staff told the board the case, ZPH2025-00021, had been properly noticed and that the applicant is Serena Fuller as registered agent for the Foundation for the Arts at the Core of Education; Fuller said she is the executive director of Artspace Charter School. Staff said the rezoning would affect two parcels identified in county records (one larger parcel at 104 Sherwood Road and a second, much smaller parcel) and described the total area to be rezoned as “0.38” as shown in the staff presentation. Staff said the smaller parcel is roughly 2,000 square feet and is expected to be recombined with the larger parcel; the larger parcel’s prior single-family residence had been recently demolished. Staff reported the property is served by MSD sewer and public water and that there are no overlay or flood constraints on the site.
The applicant described plans for a small facility to expand the school’s program for grades 6–8 and said the parcel would host an “anchor space for small learning groups” and hybrid instruction. Board members asked about neighborhood outreach; Fuller said the school had held a community town hall and that “a few members from the community attend[ed], and they were very supportive.”
In its analysis staff concluded the proposed NS zoning is compatible with surrounding uses and consistent with the Buncombe County 2043 Comprehensive Plan’s mixed-use guidance. A board member moved to approve the rezoning and include a consistency statement with the plan; the motion was seconded and carried. The board’s action is a recommendation to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, which will take the final zoning action.
Next steps: the recommendation will be forwarded to the county commissioners for final action. The applicant and staff can provide schedule details to interested parties when the Planning Department posts the hearing date to property owners and the county calendar.
