On Aug. 13, the Planning & Economic Development Committee recommended that staff throw out the kitchen sink from the current definition. Council members Gwen Wisler, Vijay Kapoor and Julie Mayfield moved to adopt a new “maximum flexibility” definition for kitchen spaces.
![Asheville City Council's Planning & Economic Development Committee, consisting of Vijay Kapoor, right, Julie Mayfield, center, and Gwen Wisler.](https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/BEAT_PED-meeting-e1534280641545-330x178.jpg)