Design Review Committee

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.

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. 

View current members and board composition requirements here

Design Review Committee Establishing Ordinance

Map of Design Review Areas (note that Local Historic Districts are under the purview of the Historic Resources)

Additional information about meeting schedules and dates will be posted as it becomes available.

For additional information, please contact Will Palmquist.


Design Review Process

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.

 
Checklists Plans
Checklist for River Design Review
Downtown Design Review Submittal Checklist
Downtown Master Plan
Downtown Master Plan Appendices
Wilma Dykeman Riverway Master Plan
Guidelines & Codes Maps
Downtown Design Review Guidelines
River District Design Review Guidelines
Tree & Shrub List for River District
Design Guidelines for Hotels outside the Downtown and River Areas
Map of parcels in the River Design Review Area
Map of Design Review areas and Hotel Overlay

Regularly Scheduled Meetings

The Design Review Committee holds monthly meetings at 12:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

NOTICE: The next Design Review Committee meeting will be on Thursday September 19, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. A pre-meeting will be held at 12:15 p.m. The meeting will be held in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall (70 Court Plaza) 

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.

Meetings are also available to livestream online via the City’s YouTube channel.

Have an issue with participating in a board or commission meeting, in person or virtually? Use this form to let us know!

NOTICE: The Design Review Committee will hear public comments only on agenda items. Any public comments received prior to the deadline will be provided to the Committee but may not be read aloud or played at the meeting

2024 Meeting Schedule 

Commission Membership Roster 

Rules of Procedure for the Design Review Committee

View current members and board composition requirements here 


Special Meetings

In addition to its regular meetings, the Design Review Committee holds special meetings as necessary. See below for information regarding recent and upcoming special meetings:

March 23, 2023 Special Meeting

The Design Review Committee held a special virtual meeting on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. This meeting can be viewed live via the City’s YouTube channel or online engagement hub. See the table below for additional information regarding this meeting.

 

Agendas and Documents

Agenda

Documents

Action Minutes

Video

September 19, 2024 Agenda September 19, 2024 Documents September 19, 2024 Action Minutes September 19, 2024 Video
August 15, 2024 Agenda August 15, 2024 Documents August 15, 2024 Action Minutes August 15, 2024 Video                Pre-meeting recording (partial) 
July 18, 2024 Agenda July 18, 2024 Documents July 18, 2024 Action Minutes July 18, 2024 Video
June 20, Agenda June 20, 2024 Documents June 20, 2024 Action Minutes June 20, 2024 Video
May 16, 2024 Agenda May 16, 2024 Documents  May 16, 2024 Action Minutes May 16, 2024 Video
April 18, 2024 Agenda  April 18, 2024 Documents April 18, 2024 Action Minutes April 18, 2024 Video
March 21, 2024 Agenda March 21, 2024 Documents March 21, 2024 Action Minutes March 21, 2024 Video
February 15, 2024 Agenda February 15, 2024 Documents February 15, 2024 Action Minutes February 15, 2024 Video
January 18,2024 Meeting canceled 
December 14, 2023 Agenda December 14, 2023 Documents December 14, 2023 Action Minutes December 14, 2023 Video 
November 16, 2023 Meeting canceled 
October 19, 2023 Agenda October 19, 2023 Documents October 19, 2023 Action Minutes October 19, 2023 Video
September 21, 2023 Agenda September 21, 2023 Documents September 21, 2023 Action Minutes September 21, 2023 Video
August 17, 2023 Agenda August 17, 2023 Documents August 17, 2023 Action Minutes August 17, 2023 Video
July 20, 2023 Agenda July 20, 2023 Documents July 20, 2023 Action Minutes  July 20, 2023 Video
June 15, 2023 Agenda June 15, 2023 Documents June 15, 2023 Action Minutes June 15, 2023 Video
May 18, 2023 Agenda May 18, 2023 Documents May 18, 2023 Action Minutes May 18, 2023 Video 
April 20, 2023 Agenda April 20, 2023 Documents April 20, 2023 Action Minutes April 20, 2023 Video
March 23, 2023 Agenda March 23, 2023 Documents March 23, 2023 Action Minutes  March 23, 2023 Video 
February 16 & March 16, 2023 Meetings canceled
January 19, 2023 Agenda January 19, 2023 Documents January 19, 2023 Action Minutes January 19, 2023 Video
December 15, 2022 Meeting canceled
November 17, 2022 Agenda November 17, 2022 Documents November 17, 2022 Action Minutes November 17, 2022 Video
October 20, 2022 Agenda October 20, 2022 Documents October 20, 2022 Action Minutes October 20, 2022 Video
September 15, 2022 Agenda September 15, 2022 Documents September 15, 2022 Action Minutes September 15, 2022 Video
August 18, 2022 Agenda August 18, 2022 Documents August 18, 2022 Action Minutes August 18, 2022 Video
July 21, 2022 Agenda July 21, 2022 Documents  July 21, 2022 Action Minutes July 21, 2022 Video
June 16, 2022 Agenda June 16, 2022 Documents June 16, 2022 Action Minutes June 16, 2022 Video
May 19, 2022 Agenda May 19, 2022 Documents May 19, 2022 Action Minutes May 19, 2022 Video
April 21, 2022 Agenda April 21, 2022 Documents April 21, 2022 Action Minutes April 21, 2022 Video
March 17, 2022 Agenda March 17, 2022 Documents March 17, 2022 Action Minutes March 17, 2022 Video
February 17, 2022 Agenda February 17, 2022 Documents February 17, 2022 Action Minutes February 17, 2022 Video
January 20, 2022 Agenda January 20, 2022 Documents January 20, 2022 Action Minutes January 20, 2022 Video
December 16, 2021 Agenda December 16, 2021 Documents  December 16, 2021 Action Minutes December 16, 2021 Video
November 18, 2021 Agenda November 18, 2021 Documents November 18, 2021 Action Minutes November 18, 2021 Video
October 21, 2021 Agenda October 21, 2021 Documents  October 21, 2021 Action Minutes October 21, 2021 Video
September 16, 2021 Agenda September 16, 2021 Documents September 16, 2021 Action Minutes September 16, 2021 Video
August 19, 2021 Agenda August 19, 2021 Documents  August 19, 2021 Action Minutes August 19, 2021 Video
July 15, 2021 Agenda July 15, 2021 Documents  July 15, 2021 Action Minutes July 15, 2021 Video
June 17, 2021 Agenda June 17, 2021 Documents June 17, 2021 Minutes June 17, 2021 Video
June 3, 2021 Agenda June 3, 2021 Documents  June 3, 2021 Minutes June 3, 2021 Video
May 20, 2021 Agenda May 20, 2021 Documents May 20, 2021 Minutes May 20, 2021 Video

Contact Information

For information about the current agenda for the Design Review Committee please contact Will Palmquist at 828-259-5525.

For archived minutes and materials for the Design Review Committee please contact Will Palmquist.

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