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 to identify and document architectural history and character of Burton Street neighborhood Posted on April 13, 2021 by Polly McDaniel The Department of Planning and Urban Design is excited to be working with the leadership of the Burton Street Neighborhood Association to identify, document and share information about the history and character defining architecture and streetscapes of the Burton Street neighborhood. The idea for this project emerged from the I-26 Connector Burton Street Mitigation Working Group, [...] New Asheville hotel development ‘Public Benefits Table’ designed to meet community needs Posted on February 23, 2021 by Polly McDaniel New hotel development in the City of Asheville should have less impact on nearby neighborhoods and provide more benefits to the community under new regulations approved by City Council Feb. 23. Prior to adoption of the new regulations, City Attorney Brad Branham explained to Council that North Carolina law does not allow municipalities to outright ban [...] City of Asheville staff to present updated hotel development ordinance to Planning and Zoning Commission Posted on January 14, 2021January 26, 2021 by Polly McDaniel 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. Feb. 3 the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting , City [...] 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 to identify and document architectural history and character of Burton Street neighborhood Posted on April 13, 2021 by Polly McDaniel The Department of Planning and Urban Design is excited to be working with the leadership of the Burton Street Neighborhood Association to identify, document and share information about the history and character defining architecture and streetscapes of the Burton Street neighborhood. The idea for this project emerged from the I-26 Connector Burton Street Mitigation Working Group, [...]
New Asheville hotel development ‘Public Benefits Table’ designed to meet community needs Posted on February 23, 2021 by Polly McDaniel New hotel development in the City of Asheville should have less impact on nearby neighborhoods and provide more benefits to the community under new regulations approved by City Council Feb. 23. Prior to adoption of the new regulations, City Attorney Brad Branham explained to Council that North Carolina law does not allow municipalities to outright ban [...]
City of Asheville staff to present updated hotel development ordinance to Planning and Zoning Commission Posted on January 14, 2021January 26, 2021 by Polly McDaniel 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. Feb. 3 the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. At the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting , City [...]