Supporting statements by Jon Sanders in the JLF’s City & County Guide 2014, is the following blurb taken from Asheville’s vision plan for Haywood Road:
There has been some discussion about removing the parking requirements for commercial properties along Haywood Road entirely, in a similar way that the two CBD sections along Haywood Road are now exempted from off-street parking requirements. The vision plan committee recognizes the benefit of reducing the barriers to investment and business expansion to the commercial health of the corridor but is concerned about a general parking exemption for all uses. Food and beverages establishments have been expanding lately and residents of the area have commented quite regularly that patrons of the corridor have been parking along the residential side streets surrounding the corridor. In some cases the residential streets are under-equipped to handle the additional parking and corridor patrons block driveways and travel lanes because they may be unfamiliar with the flow of the street. For these types of uses which generate a large volume of parking, they may be required to provide for their parking needs regardless of where they are located along the corridor. Other uses which have daytime needs or limited night-time parking requirements may be justified for a parking exemption.