Technical Review Committee Last updated or reviewed on April 15, 2025 What is the Technical Review Committee? The Technical Review Committee (TRC) is an eight-member body consisting of six staff, a representative of the Urban Forestry Commission, and a member representing the Buncombe County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD). It was established in 1997 for consideration of site plans, subdivision plats, master plans for Planned Unit Development, plans for conditional use permit or other land development matters consistent with the provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The members shall ensure that the proposed project complies with the development requirements and applicable City standards. UPDATED Neighborhood Meeting Information Changes to the City’s Pre-Development Neighborhood Meeting Policy and the corresponding Unified Development provisions have been made and are in effect. The City is requiring the following for a neighborhood/community meeting to be considered compliant: ALL development applications reviewed by the TRC now require notification to physical addresses of tenants and mailing address of property owners within the required notification radius as follows: Central Business District Zoning (excluding Conditional Zoning): 200 Feet All Other Zoning Districts, and any Conditional Zoning: 400 Feet Owners and physical addresses requiring notification can be identified using the “Buffer tool” on Map Asheville. For a tutorial on the Buffer Tool, please watch the following video. Email notification is now required to be provided to any neighborhood association registered with the City of Asheville that the development exists wholly or partially within. A map of these neighborhood associations and corresponding contacts can be found here. The UDO now requires that notices and meetings follow the requirements of best practice suggestions (as possible) in the City of Asheville’s Neighborhood and Community Meeting Guide for Development. Neighborhood meeting registration is now required. Once you know when the meeting will be held, it must be registered with the City using the meeting registration link a minimum of 14 days prior to the scheduled meeting. We highly recommend submitting your registration prior to mailing letter for review. Please allow at least 48 hours for review. Meeting registrations are not advertised by the City. Provide the required notice via US Mail using the provided public notice template. When the meeting has been completed, it must be reported to the City using the post-meeting reporting form. Applications for Level II, III, Major Subdivision and Conditional Zoning Development will not be accepted unless this step has been completed. Meeting Information TRC Meetings are held every first and third Monday of the month. The next meeting of the TRC is April 21, 2025 at 2p.m. Review and Resource Documents Review and Meeting Calendar (2025 Schedule now posted) About the large-scale development process TRC Project information Schedule a TRC Pre-Application Meeting Please send any questions to POD@ashevillenc.gov. Conceptual Application Form (pdf) for Conditional Zoning and Conditional Use Permit projects Development Application Form (pdf) for Level II, Major Subdivision, or Final Reviews Development Portal to Submit an Application Agendas and Documents Agenda with Document Links May 5, 2025 Agenda April 21, 2025 Agenda April 7, 2025 Agenda March 17, 2025 Agenda March 3, 2025 Agenda February 17, 2025 Agenda February 3, 2025 Agenda December 16, 2024 Agenda December 2, 2024 Agenda Meeting Canceled October 7, 2024 Agenda September 16, 2024 Agenda August 19, 2024 Agenda August 5, 2024 Agenda July 1,2024 Agenda June 17, 2024 Agenda May 20, 2024 Agenda May 6,2024 Agenda April 15,2024 Agenda April 1,2024 Agenda March 18,2024 Agenda March 4, 2024 Agenda February 19,2024 Agenda February 5,2024 Agenda January 8, 2024 Agenda 2023 Agendas Archive 2022 Agendas Archive 2021 Agendas Archive
