Council approved the conditional zoning request for the East Asheville Library

“Vice-Mayor Wisler moved to approve the conditional zoning request for the East Asheville Library from Community Business I (CBI) to Community Business I Conditional Zone (CBI CZ) for the construction of a new library building and site upgrades and find that the request is reasonable, is in the public interest and aligns with the city’s comprehensive plan in the following ways: 1) this is an improvement to existing uses in place; 2) the existing zoning and Future Land Use category in place are appropriate and supportive of these community-based uses; 3) upgrades to parking and landscaping will enhance the site; and, 4) the proposal is aligned with strategies found in the City’s comprehensive plan regarding activating the pedestrian experience, siting uses along corridors that are supported by transit, providing spaces available to all members of the community and upgrading community facilities to serve a growing city population.”