It is hard to forget what the old school drilled into the young mind. One bit of information poured under the skullcap was that what is written should be worth reading. That becomes difficult when writing about local government. Another problem with this blog is that its author is laboring under the unpopular concept that government shouldn’t obsess over inconsequential concerns. Observe:
If something can go from evil to good by securing a conditional use permit, how bad is it? A restaurant in West Asheville was cited for using residentially-zoned space for an office, parking, and a dumpster. Considerable attention was given to the location of the dumpster (on private property) and what should go in it. The expense of policing the dumpster contents seemed a little over the top to one Planning and Zoning commissioner. One adjacent said she had never had problems with dumpster smells. The matter will come before Asheville City Council Tuesday.
In another matter, a property owner who wants to re-establish a grandfathered gas station that was torn up for road repairs must go through city council to get a map changed. When that is done, and his property has a new zoning, a sign, gas pumps, and setbacks that are evil today will suddenly be exonerated.
