IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT EVOLVING BOOM 2.0 REGULATORY - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

DEVELOPMENT IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY

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

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 of water and sewer lines

SEPTIC & WELL  Contact the Environmental Health Many properties in the County do not have Department to order access to public water or sewer. Septic and Well permits. They must install septic systems and wells. SEPTIC SYSTEM WELL WATER

COA ETJ Zoning: BEFORE

Weaverv rville ETJ Zoning: BEFORE

ZONING

BDM USES ALLOWED R-LD BY ZONING DISTRICT R-1 SINGLE FAMILY R-2 DUPLEX R-3 MULTI FAMILY NS MANUFACTURED HOME CS EMP HEALTH CARE FACILITY OFFICE, RETAIL, & PS RESTAURANTS CR TRAVEL TRAILERS AI MANUFACTURING OU WAREHOUSING

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

Are there any CAN THE LOT BE SUBDIVIDED? What is the easements, right- minimum lot size of-ways, or creek Would existing for the zoning buffers? buildings meet district? setback requirements after the division? Is it off a public Do you know or private road? where the septic field is located? Has the lot already been divided within the What kind of last 3 years or any time Is it in the Ivy utilities are by the same owner? Watershed? available? Is it in an overlay Will the Fire Is the neighborhood a district for steep slopes Marshal approve ‘Hillside’ subdivision? or protected ridges? the new lot?

PUBLIC vs PRIVATE ROADS NCDOT SR Shared Drive Private Search NCDOT’s Secondary Roads Database to find if a road is public https://apps.ncdot.gov/srlookup

County Zoning Overlays 1. Blue Ridge Parkway 2. Steep Slope/High Elevation DOWNLOAD OUR 3. Protected CHECKLIST! Ridge

35% STEEP SLOPE/ HIGH ELEVATION OVERLAY slope 1. 35% natural slope of property, and 2. Areas over 2,500 FT in elevation 30% 20% THERE ARE LIMITS FOR: 10% 1. Minimum lot sizes 2. Maximum building heights 3. Density (# of homes allowed on a property) 4. Land disturbance & impervious surfaces 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 • 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 BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Properties within 1,320 ft of the Parkway centerline: • Additional setback requirements • Height limits • Tree screening requirements

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

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

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)