Buncombe County Government North Carolina

construction & land use

building permits / contact numbers

Permits and Inspections

  • Permit Center 250-5360
  • Building Department 250-5367
  • Electrical Department 250-5372
  • Mechanical Department 250-5382
  • Plumbing Department 250-5378

Planning Department

  • Main Line 250-4830
  • Erosion Control 250-4848
  • Flood Hazard 250-4836
  • Street Addressing 250-4845

If property is located in one of the following zoned areas:


  • Asheville Extra Territorial Jurisdiction-City of Asheville Zoning Department 259-5850
  • Town of Biltmore Forest-Town Administrator 274-0824
  • Town of Weaverville-Zoning Department 645-7116
  • Town of Woodfin-Zoning Administrator 253-4882

Environmental Health

  • Main Line 250-5016
  • Water & Sewage 250-5016
  • Food & Lodging 250-5016

Fire Marshal:

  • 255-5087

Metropolitan Sewerage District

(Applications/Allocations)
  • 251-4781

Avery Creek Sanitation District:

  • 254-1963

City of Asheville Water Department:

  • 251-1122

WNC Regional Air Quality Agency:

  • 255-5710

North Carolina DOT:

  • 298-5304

North Carolina Environment Health & Natural Resources:

  • 251-6208

ULOCO:

(for location of underground utilities prior to digging)
  • 1-800-632-4949