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 staff to present updated hotel development ordinance to the Planning and Zoning Commission in December Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson Following two City Council work sessions, the City of Asheville Department of Planning and Urban Design has further analyzed the proposed hotel development regulations and will be holding a public hearing to present the revised regulations at 5 p.m. Dec. 2 the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, City staff [...] Asheville City Council adopts Haywood-Page properties Master Concept Plan Posted on October 27, 2020 by Polly McDaniel After more than three years of community engagement around the future use of City-owned properties on Haywood Street and Page Avenue downtown, a master concept plan for the properties went before Asheville City Council Oct. 27. The plan by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects incorporates a mix of uses, including: A central plaza for community gatherings and [...] Concept plan for Haywood Street and Page Avenue properties headed to Asheville City Council Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson For a narrated video of the Haywood Street and Page Avenue Master Concept Plan, visit this link. Following a series of community input and engagement activities this spring, the City of Asheville Department of Planning and Urban Design is pleased to release the Haywood Street and Page Avenue Master Concept Plan. The plan [...] 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 staff to present updated hotel development ordinance to the Planning and Zoning Commission in December Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson Following two City Council work sessions, the City of Asheville Department of Planning and Urban Design has further analyzed the proposed hotel development regulations and will be holding a public hearing to present the revised regulations at 5 p.m. Dec. 2 the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, City staff [...]
Asheville City Council adopts Haywood-Page properties Master Concept Plan Posted on October 27, 2020 by Polly McDaniel After more than three years of community engagement around the future use of City-owned properties on Haywood Street and Page Avenue downtown, a master concept plan for the properties went before Asheville City Council Oct. 27. The plan by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects incorporates a mix of uses, including: A central plaza for community gatherings and [...]
Concept plan for Haywood Street and Page Avenue properties headed to Asheville City Council Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson For a narrated video of the Haywood Street and Page Avenue Master Concept Plan, visit this link. Following a series of community input and engagement activities this spring, the City of Asheville Department of Planning and Urban Design is pleased to release the Haywood Street and Page Avenue Master Concept Plan. The plan [...]