Amendment to Commercial Zoning District Standards (24-06716PZ)
Amendment to Commercial Zoning District Standards (24-06716PZ)
Status: Being Drafted
Next Key Date: Planning & Zoning Commission | 10-02-2024
Managing Planner: Vaidila Satvika, vsatvika@ashevillenc.gov
This is a proposed text amendment to update the UDO's definitions, table of uses, uses by right subject to special requirements, and certain commercial zoning districts to remove regulatory barriers and encourage the development of housing along transit-supportive corridors.
Key changes:
Clarification of definitions and special requirements (boarding house, duplex and townhouse),
Improvement of consistency across zoning districts,
Removal of residential density caps to provide greater flexibility,
Expansion of gross floor area limits for residential uses,
Encouragement of front setbacks where pedestrian design is quantifiable,
Locating parking to the side or rear of buildings in all districts except HB, RB, and River,
Reiteration of the exemption to off-street parking minimums for residential (see today’s UDO amendment for Parking Standards), and
Clean-ups and removal of extraneous zoning code to simplify the document for all users
Public meeting Schedule:
This text change is scheduled for a Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearing on October 2, 2024. Comments will be downloaded and summarized for staff, Planning and Zoning Commissioners, and City Council.