Local Historic Landmarks The Executive Committee of the Historic Resources Commission is responsible for guiding policy and setting procedures relating to the local landmark program and maintaining a study list of qualifying properties. The committee will occasionally review the application process, conduct site visits to proposed landmarks, review landmark applications and make recommendations to the full commission as to whether the significance and integrity of the property rises to the level of a local landmark. The committee has established a study list policy and annually reviews and updates the study list, conducts research and may prepare designation reports for properties on the list as needed. The committee may establish and carry out other programs as determined by the members. Such programs may include but not be limited to recognizing historically significant sites in the region that do not qualify as landmarks, to promote their preservation, restoration, or adaptive re-use, to honor enduring symbols of our local history and to support heritage tourism. Alterations to local landmark properties are subject to design review by the Historic Resources Commission and must receive Certificates of Appropriateness prior to commencement of work. Projects will be reviewed under the Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines for Rehabilitation. Check out our Local Historic Landmark Virtual Tour! Local Historic Landmark Designation Ordinances Albemarle Inn Asheville City Building Beaufort Lodge Biltmore Industries Bynum House Carroll House/Homewood Carter-Swain House Cedarcrest (William Breese House) Drhumor Building Ellington House Flat Iron Building Grove Arcade (Design Guidelines) Grove Park Inn Country Club Clubhouse Hammond-Knowlton House J. M. Westall House Jacob Weaver House Kenilworth Inn Kress Building Loughran Building National Bank of Commerce North Market Street/Langren Alley O. B. Wright House Old Pack Memorial Library Overlook (Seely’s Castle) Patton-Parker House Princess Anne Hotel Public Service Building Rankin-Bearden House Ravenscroft Reynolds Summer House Rice-Cornell-Brown House Richard Sharp Smith House S & W Cafeteria Samuel Harrison Reed House Smith-McDowell House F. A. Sondley House South Asheville Cemetery The Spinning Wheel St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Stephens Lee Gymnasium The Manor The Manor Gate House Thomas Wolfe Cabin Thomas Wolfe House Von Ruck House William Nelson Camp, Jr. House Young Men’s Institute Zealandia Contact Information Alex Cole – 828-259-5638 Updated 11/4/2019 Related Services Learn about large-scale development Keep up to date on current projects and applications. Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov. 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Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov.
Schedule a mandatory Technical Review Committee pre-application meeting Schedule your required pre-application meeting for Level II, Level III, Conditional Zoning and Major Subdivision reviews.
Check whether your address is within city limits Search to see if it is within the City of Asheville's permitting jurisdiction.
Find what permits and licenses you need for your business Use Asheville's Open for Business wizard to find out what permits and licenses you will need and an estimate of permit fees.
City of Asheville launches online survey to guide drafting of hotel development regulations Posted on July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville Department of Planning & Urban Design is in the process of drafting a new ordinance to regulate hotel development, based on recommendations from the Urban Land Institute through a technical assistance panel public process and ongoing analysis. As part of the public process, the City is conducting an online survey to engage [...]
Asheville City Council to hold a work session on hotel moratorium Posted on February 18, 2020March 3, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Archived stream of the work session: Original post: In September, Asheville City Council approved a temporary moratorium on the approval of new hotels, which means that no hotel development applications will be approved for a year. The purpose of the moratorium is to allow the City time to further study the issues surrounding tourism and assess the [...]
2020 City of Asheville initiatives: What to look for in the new year Posted on December 31, 2019June 30, 2020 by Polly McDaniel With a new year comes new programs, facility improvements and projects to improve our community. Here’s a look ahead at 10 Asheville City government initiatives as we ring in not only a new year, but a new decade in 2020. Civic Center gets Harrah’s Cherokee name The year 2020 will start with excitement for the newly named Harrah’s Cherokee Center — [...]