Mountain Xpress: Trader Joe’s location won’t need council approval

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From Mountain Xpress, reporter David Forbes explains why the new Trader Joe’s coming to Merrimon will not need council approval:

Due to city rules, the grocery chain’s proposed location won’t go before Asheville City Council or the Planning and Zoning Commission for a vote.

“It’s a level I site plan, which means there’s no public process,” Planning Director Judy Daniel tells Xpress “It’s 13,000 square feet and the threshold for a Level II project — which would go to Planning and Zoning — is 45,000 square feet in that zoning district.”

Read the whole article here.