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DEVELOPMENT IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY

FLOODPLAIN GATEWAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOOM 2.0 LIMITED INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED ENABLING LEGISLATION EVOLVING REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 247 MILES TO RALEIGH

Transportation Corridors Map

CONSTRAINTS

• Lingering Effects of the

Great Recession

• Market Forces
• Supply and Demand

In the three years following the beginning of the Great Recession, we experienced an 80-percent drop in single-family housing production.*

*Source: https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/448153-affordable-housing-starts-with-public-private-unity

Potable Water:

MSD Service Map:

Parcels Near Water & Sewer

Within 100 feet

• f water and

sewer lines

SEPTIC & WELL

Many properties in the County do not have access to public water or sewer. They must install septic systems and wells.

SEPTIC SYSTEM WELL WATER

• Contact the

Environmental Health Department to order Septic and Well permits.

COA ETJ Zoning: BEFORE

BEFORE Weaverv rville ETJ Zoning:

ZONING

SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX MULTI FAMILY MANUFACTURED HOME HEALTH CARE FACILITY OFFICE, RETAIL, & RESTAURANTS TRAVEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURING WAREHOUSING

BDM R-LD R-1 R-2 R-3 NS CS PS CR AI EMP OU

USES ALLOWED BY ZONING DISTRICT

HOW TO VIEW COUNTY MAPS

1. Search online for ‘Buncombe GIS’ 2. On the website, click ‘Full Access’ 3. Zoom around the map, or use the search bar to find properties 4. Turn on map layers to see flood areas, steep slopes, and more!

SHORT TERM RENTALS (Vacation rentals, homestays, etc.)

 Obtain Building and Zoning permits for all short term rentals

REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

SUBDIVISION

(Any time you divide land to create additional lots, it’s a subdivision)

• 2 – 3 lots: SPECIAL (Staff review)
• 4 – 10 lots: MINOR (Staff review)
• 11+ lots: MAJOR (Board review)
• Minimum lot sizes and other standards
• New road design standards
• Existing access road requirements

CAN THE LOT BE SUBDIVIDED?

What is the minimum lot size for the zoning district?

Is it off a public

• r private road?

Has the lot already been divided within the last 3 years or any time by the same owner?

Is it in an overlay district for steep slopes

• r protected ridges?

Would existing buildings meet setback requirements after the division?

Do you know where the septic field is located? What kind of utilities are available?

Will the Fire Marshal approve the new lot?

Is the neighborhood a ‘Hillside’ subdivision? Are there any easements, right-

• f-ways, or creek

buffers?

Is it in the Ivy Watershed?

PUBLIC vs PRIVATE ROADS

NCDOT

SR

Private

Shared Drive

Search NCDOT’s Secondary Roads Database to find if a road is public https://apps.ncdot.gov/srlookup

• 1. Blue Ridge

Parkway

• 2. Steep

Slope/High Elevation

• 3. Protected

Ridge

County Zoning Overlays

DOWNLOAD OUR CHECKLIST!

STEEP SLOPE/ HIGH ELEVATION OVERLAY

1. 35% natural slope of property, and 2. Areas over 2,500 FT in elevation

THERE ARE LIMITS FOR:

• 1. Minimum lot sizes
• 2. Maximum building heights
• 3. Density (# of homes allowed on a property)
• 4. Land disturbance & impervious surfaces

35% slope

20% 10% 30%

PLUS: Tree screening and Geotechnical Engineer report requirements

PROTECTED RIDGE

WHAT IS IT?

• 1. 3,000+ ft high, and
• 2. 500+ ft above adjacent

valley floor

• 3. 500 foot buffer around

the ridge crest

LIMITS ARE THE SAME AS STEEP SLOPES, PLUS:

• Added height limits
• Building width limits
• Minimum new lot widths

IVY WATERSHED BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Properties within 1,320 ft of the Parkway centerline:

• Additional setback requirements
• Height limits
• Tree screening requirements
• 1 acre minimum new lot size
• limited to 1 home per lot
• 30 ft setbacks from top of stream banks
• limits to size of commercial development

• A. Flood Way – Restricted (Visible river channel plus overflow area)
• B. Floodplain – 100 Year, Regulated
• C. Floodplain – 500 Year, Unregulated

FLOODING

• 1. Call the Planning Department

staff and ask!

• 2. Turn on the 2010 DFIRM

Flood data on the GIS website (use the legend to see

what the colors mean)

• 3. Visit FRIS.NC.GOV and search

by your property address

3 WAYS TO KNOW IF IT’S IN A FLOOD AREA

COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

• Long Range PLAN
• Guidelines, goals and objectives for future growth of a community
• All-inclusive plan addressing many areas

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

Buncombe County has Planners available Monday – Friday from 8am to 5pm to answer all of your Development questions. ASK US QUESTIONS BY:

• Calling 828-250-4830
• Visit us at 46 Valley Street to talk to a Planner
• Email us at PlanningInfo@BuncombeCounty.org

WHEN IN DOUBT CALL A PLANNER

(NEVER ASSUME)