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Council approves rezoning of 13 Baldwin Street to RS‑8 after public comment on displacement risks
Summary
Council voted to rezone 13 Baldwin Street from Neighborhood Business to RS‑8, a zoning change that reduces allowed commercial uses; council and public speakers debated displacement risks and the need for anti‑displacement analysis before rezoning vulnerable areas.
Asheville City Council recommended approval of a rezoning petition that would change 13 Baldwin Street from Neighborhood Business to RS‑8 (residential single‑family high‑density). Planning staff said the future land‑use designation supports RS‑8, but the change removes mixed‑use permissions and introduces minimum lot and parking requirements.
Chris Collins of the Planning & Urban Design Department presented the request and said Planning & Zoning Commission had unanimously…
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