Comprehensive Plan A comprehensive plan is a tool that many cities use to establish a high-level vision to guide citywide policy decisions over several years. Living Asheville: A Comprehensive Plan for Our Future provides a visionary framework to help guide Asheville’s continued long-term development, and provides an essential tool that will be used across the City’s many departments. PDF Documents Full Version of Living Asheville: A Comprehensive Plan for Our Future Book 1: Introduction Book 2: Themes Book 3: Physical Strategies Book 4: Implementation Appendix A: Assessment Report Appendix B: Market Housing and Economic Strategies Report Appendix C: Neighborhood Plans on a Page Appendix D: Planning for Climate Resilience Appendix E: Priority Strategies Appendix F: Bibliography Contact Information Stacy Merten – 828-259-5836 Updated 6/19/2019 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. 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. Apply for a homestay permit Apply for a new homestay permit or apply to renew your existing permit. Look up information about a permit Use online tools to look up information about permits 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. Find location and zoning information Find the zoning information for your project. More Related Services Comprehensive Plan News City of Asheville Council to consider extending hotel moratorium Posted on September 4, 2020September 8, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson In September 2019, the Asheville City Council approved a temporary moratorium on the approval of new hotels, which meant that no hotel development applications would be approved for a year. Since then, staff and consultants have worked diligently to understand the issues surrounding hotel development and assess the impacts. In late [...] City of Asheville releases revised hotel overlay map as part of updated development standards Posted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Visit the revised Asheville hotel overlay map at this link: https://bit.ly/3abB4zn. Over the last year, the City of Asheville Department of Planning and Urban Design has been developing revisions to the City’s hotel development standards, based upon recommendations from the Urban Land Institute and public input. This week, staff will begin presenting [...] City of Asheville shares FAQ about hotel development revisions Posted on July 30, 2020August 3, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Thanks to everyone who has participated in the Hotel Development Survey. We appreciate your Input! Here are the answers to many of the questions that were raised in the survey. Frequently Asked Questions Can the city ban hotels permanently? If someone does not like a particular land use or perceives a use to have negative impacts this does [...] More Comprehensive Plan News
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 Council to consider extending hotel moratorium Posted on September 4, 2020September 8, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson In September 2019, the Asheville City Council approved a temporary moratorium on the approval of new hotels, which meant that no hotel development applications would be approved for a year. Since then, staff and consultants have worked diligently to understand the issues surrounding hotel development and assess the impacts. In late [...]
City of Asheville releases revised hotel overlay map as part of updated development standards Posted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Visit the revised Asheville hotel overlay map at this link: https://bit.ly/3abB4zn. Over the last year, the City of Asheville Department of Planning and Urban Design has been developing revisions to the City’s hotel development standards, based upon recommendations from the Urban Land Institute and public input. This week, staff will begin presenting [...]
City of Asheville shares FAQ about hotel development revisions Posted on July 30, 2020August 3, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Thanks to everyone who has participated in the Hotel Development Survey. We appreciate your Input! Here are the answers to many of the questions that were raised in the survey. Frequently Asked Questions Can the city ban hotels permanently? If someone does not like a particular land use or perceives a use to have negative impacts this does [...]