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General Information

The Committee was established to advise the City Council on neighborhoods within the City of Asheville’s zoning and planning jurisdiction.  The Committee shall have the following powers and duties:

1. Develop rules and by-laws for the conduct of its business, including but not limited to meeting schedules, officers, voting, sub-committees;
2. Develop a plan to strengthen neighborhood identity and resilience, and to facilitate communication and cooperation between Asheville’s neighborhoods and City offices;
3. Develop benchmarks and standards by which progress towards implementing the plan can be measured; and
4. Work on special projects that are consistent with the goals of the committee, as assigned or directed by the City Council.

Documents

Neighborhood Advisory Committee Documents (meeting materials, annual reports, annual work plans, governing documents, enabling statutes, resolutions, ordinances, etc.)

Membership

The Committee consists of nine members, all appointed by City Council, with representation from specific community sectors. At least one resident from each major geographic area of the city, as defined by the U.S. Postal zip codes assigned to the city: 28801 (Central); 28803 or 28704 (South); 28804 (North); 28805 (East); and 28806 or 28728 (West). The remaining four seats shall be at-large appointments. Members shall be residents of the City or the City’s extra-territorial zoning jurisdiction and shall reflect the socio-economic diversity of Asheville.  The term of office is three years. 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.

Regular Meeting Schedule

The Neighborhood Advisory Committee will meet as-needed until June 30, 2027, unless noticed otherwise.

Public Access:

• Attend in person. 
• Watch a livestream on the Engagement Hub or the City’s YouTube Channel 
• Call toll-free to listen to the meeting on your phone: Call (855)-925-2801. Enter the Meeting Code: 9247.
• Have an issue with participating in a board or commission meeting, in person or virtually? Use this form to let us know!

Public Comment:

• In-Person Comments: Comments will be limited to 3 minutes for individuals and 10 minutes for a group’s primary spokesperson (requires three individuals to cede their time to a fourth person – all four people must be present at the meeting). Speakers must adhere to the Rules of Decorum for Boards & Commission meetings.
• Call-In Public Comments: Pre-submitted voicemail comments can be made by calling 855-925-2801 Enter Code 9247. Live call-in public comment will not be accepted at the meeting.
• Written public comments can be sent by email to NeighborhoodAdvisoryCommittee@PublicInput.com.

Notice: The agenda commenting period will close at 5:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting. All voicemail and emailed public comments will be sent to the committee prior to the meeting, but may not be read aloud for this meeting. A sign-in sheet will be provided for those wishing to provide in person public comments.