Asheville City Council
October 12, 2021
Regular meeting
Other City businessHousing
The short version
2 decisions, each voted on separately. 1 vote split.
- Council rezones 130 Charlotte St., with conditions.
Council voted to rezone 130 Charlotte St., with conditions, from Community Business I (CBI) to Commercial Expansion - Conditional Zone (COM EXP-CZ) with the amendment to the conditions that the designed affordable units to those earning 80% of AMI be.
Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- Council approves the land use incentive grant application for KDG for 130 Charlotte Street.
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
The short version is picked by a fixed rule, never by the order of the minutes: split votes and failed motions first, then changes to a program, a service or who qualifies, then the largest amounts, then budgets, zoning, laws and fees. Schedules, appointments, event permits and tax refunds come last.
The recording and the record
Voted on separately
Each of these had its own motion and vote.
Council rezones 130 Charlotte St., with conditions.
Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
Who it's for: Households earning up to 80% of the area median income: up to $81,920 a year for a family of four, or $57,360 for one person (HUD's 2026 income limits for tax-credit housing in the Asheville area).
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Council voted to rezone 130 Charlotte St., with conditions, from Community Business I (CBI) to Commercial Expansion - Conditional Zone (COM EXP-CZ) with the amendment to the conditions that the designed affordable units to those earning 80% of AMI be.
What that means
- Conditional zoning:
- Zoning for one property with conditions the owner must follow, such as a site plan or a cap on size.
Council approves the land use incentive grant application for KDG for 130 Charlotte Street.
Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
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- “The project largely aligns with the Plan on a Page by concentrating the intensity of the project ( 5 stories + commercial space) along the Charlotte St. corridor and stepping the building down as it abuts the residential properties to the north and west.”
- “The proposed zoning (COM EXP-CZ) and land uses are generally compatible with the surrounding zoning and uses, surrounded primarily by high density residential in 2-3 story buildings, or community based offices or businesses.”
- “The proposed building steps down in height where it abuts the adjacent residential properties.”
Everything on the agenda
From the minutes, in the order the City lists them. Each item's first lines are the minutes' own words.
CONSENT AGENDA
0 consent-agenda items, approved together in one vote.
PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Six-month update from Asheville City Schools Foundation on the use of donated funds from class action settlement
“Darrius Stanley, Asheville City Schools Foundation (ACSF) Board of Directors Chair, said that the City’s generous donation totaling $474,592.56 has been used to further the following goals for our Asheville City Schools (ACS) community: (1) ACS and ACSF are actively working towards a proportionate…”
Manager’s report - reparations process update
“City Manager Campbell introduced Reparations Process Project Manager Debra Jones who will provide an update on the reparations process.”
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public hearing to consider adoption of a corridor study on Tunnel Road
“Councilwoman Roney moved to continue the public hearing to consider adoption of a corridor study on Tunnel Road to November 9, 2021.”
Public hearing to consider adoption of a corridor study on Hendersonville Road
“Councilwoman Mosley moved to continue the public hearing to consider adoption of a corridor study on Hendersonville Road to November 9, 2021.”
Public hearing to consider adoption of a corridor study on Biltmore Avenue and McDowell Street
“Councilwoman Roney moved to continue the public hearing to consider adoption of a corridor study on Biltmore Avenue & McDowell Street to November 9, 2021.”
130 Charlotte Street
“Mayor Manheime said that the presentations and public hearings for the Land Use Incentive Grant and the conditional zoning for 130 Charlotte street will be combined; however, each will require a separate vote.”
Chestnut St. with vehicular access into the parking garage proposed from E. Chestnut St. The Traffic Impact Study contemplated access to the garage from Charlotte St. and will need to be updated to reflect the location change. ● The…
“existing transit stop near the intersection of Charlotte St. & E. Chestnut St. will be retained with the addition of a transit shelter.”
NEW BUSINESS
Boards & commissions
“Regarding the Board of Adjustment Alternate seat, no one applied for the vacancy; therefore, it was the consensus of the Boards & Commissions Committee, and City Council, to re-advertise for the seat.”
Summaries are written by hand from the minutes, and every number and name in them is checked against the minutes' own words. An item not written yet shows a summary built by fixed rules from its official title. Every item shows its official title. Procedural motions, like approving the agenda or adjourning, are left out.