The Design Review Committee was created to perform design review for all major works in the River District Design Review area, the Central Business District, and hotels outside of those areas.
Design Review Committee Establishing Ordinance
Rules of Procedure for the Design Review Committee
Design Review Committee Documents (meeting materials, annual reports, annual work plans, governing documents, enabling statutes, resolutions, ordinances, etc.)
City Council appoints all nine (9) members of the Design Review Committee, with three members selected from the Downtown Commission, three members selected from the Asheville Buncombe Riverfront Commission (ABRC), and the remaining three members appointed at-large.
All members shall serve three-year terms. Downtown Commission representatives and Asheville-Buncombe Riverfront Commission Representatives on the Design Review Committee shall serve a term concurrent with their term on the respective committee. All other members shall serve three-year terms, and may serve up to two consecutive terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all members appointed by the Asheville City Council shall serve at the pleasure of Council, and may be removed at any time with or without cause.
The Design Review Committee holds in-person meetings at 12:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, in the first-floor conference room of the Asheville City Building located at 70 Court Plaza, Asheville.
Next Meeting: December 18, 2025 at 12:30pm, taking place at 70 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801, USA, City Hall-1-CH-Floor 1-Large Conference Room (First Floor Conference Room)
To view more upcoming Design Review Committee events, visit the Events Calendar.
Public Access:
Public Comment:
Public comment for the regular meeting will be accepted by the following means:
In-meeting: Live speaker queue during public comment: (855) 925-2801 and enter code 9410; Hit * and option 3. Written public comments: may be submitted by email to AVLDRC@publicinput.com Comments should be submitted by 5 p.m. the day prior to the meeting.
For all Level I, II and III projects in the Central Business District and the River Design Area, and all hotels, review by the Design Review Committee is mandatory. Please contact Will Palmquist for more information.
For older Design Review Committee materials, please visit the Design Review Committee Documents folder. To watch older recordings, you may view them on the Engagement Hub.
Code Purple in effect December 3-5
