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Here’s what we found to be the most important housing-related items at Asheville’s City Council meeting of Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Conditional Zonings on Sardis Road and North Louisiana Avenue

230 Sardis Road

Outcome: Approved

Votes:
In favor: S. Antanette Mosley, Bo Hess, Kim Roney, Sheneika Smith, Maggie Ullman, Esther E. Manheimer, Sage Turner

383 North Louisiana Avenue

Outcome: Approved

Votes:
In favor: S. Antanette Mosley, Bo Hess, Kim Roney, Sheneika Smith, Maggie Ullman, Esther E. Manheimer, Sage Turner

The bulk of this short meeting was taken up by two conditional zonings. (In case you need a refresher, one of our recaps from last year goes into some detail as to what a conditional zoning is.)

The first hearing was for the construction of a building at 230 Sardis Road, at the site of an old plastics factory.

The site plan for the proposed development at 230 Sardis Road, as presented to Asheville City Council.

There is a fair amount of industrial zoning in the area, but this appears to be changing. An adjacent lot, for example, was approved for apartments just a few years ago. Furthermore, this location is less than a 15-minute walk to two different schools.

The City Council approved this building unanimously and without much fuss.

Interestingly, during this hearing a couple of councilors discussed the importance of new infill housing in boosting property tax revenue. This was a topic in a recent Asheville Watchdog article. And Urban3, a nationally-recognized local planning consulting group, has made this kind of case repeatedly, most recently in a video endorsing “missing middle” style infill housing.

The second conditional zoning hearing was for a building on Louisiana Avenue, just north of Patton Avenue.

The site plan for the proposed development at 383 North Louisiana Avenue, which includes 89 below-market-rate homes.