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Establishes permit and licensing requirements for adult entertainment establishments within the jurisdiction of the County.
Jeffery Byrd (828) 250-4822
View the Adult Establishments Ordinance -Chapter 14 Article VI-on municode.com
Establishes program to encourage the voluntary preservation and protection of farmland from non-farm development.
Learn more about Farmland Preservation from the Land Conservation Advisory Board, or from the Buncombe County Soil & Water Conservation District.
Gillian Phillips (828) 250-4852
View the Buncombe County Farmland Preservation Ordinance-Chapter 58 Article III-on municode.com
Establishes zoning requirements for land uses within Buncombe County.
Learn more about the Buncombe County Zoning Ordinance.
(828) 250-4830 Savannah Gibson
View the Zoning Ordinance for Buncombe County, North Carolina.
"The definition of a junk vehicle is one that does not display a North Carolina license plate, cannot be self-propelled in the manner in which it was originally intended to, or has been wrecked and dismantled,"
Buncombe County Government is well aware of the problems junk vehicles can cause. On April 15, 1998, the Buncombe County Commissioners passed an ordinance that regulates abandoned and junked motor vehicles in Buncombe County.
View the Buncombe County Junked Motor Vehicles Ordinance-Chapter 26 Article VI §26-282-on municode.com
Requires registration and permitting of automobile graveyards or junkyards by owners, operators or maintainers within the jurisdiction of the County.
Establishes procedures and standards for the subdivision of land within the jurisdiction of the County.
Learn more about Land Development & Subdivisions.
Gillian Phillips & Shannon Capezzali (828) 250-4830
Download the Buncombe County Land Development & Subdivision Ordinance-Chapter 70
Provides standards, restrictions and permit requirements for manufactured homes and manufactured home parks.
Savannah Gibson (828) 250-4828
Download the Buncombe County Manufactured Homes and Parks Ordinance-Chapter 46
Download the Application for By-Right Manufactured Home Park
Provides standards and restrictions for off-premise signs and regulates the erection and placement of such signs in unincorporated areas of the County.
View the Buncombe County Off-Premises Sign Ordinance -Chapter 78 Article V-on municode.com
Provides standards for the construction of retaining walls which have a cumulative vertical relief (height) of greater than ten feet. The Retaining Wall Ordinance addresses standards for terracing, safety barriers, landscaping, engineer certification, and the enabling of long term monitoring for larger walls. A Retaining Wall permit must be submitted as part of an application for a Site Plan Review (SPR) permit. No grading or construction of a retaining wall may occur until the SPR permit, Retaining Wall permit, and applicable Building Permits have been approved. Prior to obtaining a certificate of completion, the applicant must provide all required documentation and have installed any required landscaping or safety barriers.
Download the Buncombe County Ordinance for the permitting of Retaining Walls-Chapter 26, Article VIII
Application for a Retaining Wall permit for walls at or over 10 feet in height.
The fee schedule includes all Planning & Development Department fees associated with licensing, permits, applications, and other documents.
Regulates certain land disturbing activities to control accelerated erosion and sedimentation, in order to prevent the pollution of water and other damage to lakes, water courses and other public and private property by sedimentation. Requires permits for land disturbing activities of one acre or more and for ¼ acre and ½ acre or more disturbance as described in Chapter 70, Subdivisions, sec. 70-68 and Chapter 26 sec. 26-211 of the Erosion Control Ordinance. Applies to all areas of the County except for the City of Asheville.
Learn more about Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control.
(828) 250-4833
William J. Guess Erosion Control Officer
The Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control ordinance defines the basic terms, scope, purpose, and requirements of the ordinance-Chapter 26, Article V
Establishes minimum requirements for the control of adverse impacts due to stormwater runoff associated with new development in the county.
Learn more about the Buncombe County Stormwater Ordinance.
Victoria Hoyland (828) 250-4854
View the Buncombe County Stormwater Management Ordinance-Chapter 26 Article VII-on municode.com
Establishes procedures and requirements for street names and street addresses and for the display of street address numbers.
More information is available at E-911.
Mila White (828) 250-4846
View the Street Name, Street Address and Address Display Ordinance-Chapter 66 Article II-on municode.com
Provides restrictions and permit requirements for the erection of any telecommunications towers in unincorporated areas of the County.
View the Telecommunications Ordinance-Chapter 72-on municode.com
Establishes standards and regulations for development and subdivision of property in public water supply watersheds.
Savannah Gibson Planner III (828) 250-4828
View the Watershed Protection Ordinance-Chapter 78 Article II-on municode.com
View the Watershed Permit Application
Regulates and restricts development within the 100-year floodplain.
More flood damage prevention information is available at Floodplain Development.
Angela Lee Planner III (828) 250-4837
View the Buncombe County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance-Chapter 34 Article II
Planning & Development
Planning & Development P: (828) 250-4830
Nathan Pennington, CFM Director
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.