departments & agencies
ordinances Administered
Planning & Development
46 Valley St
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 250-4830
- Adult Establishments
- Community Planning, Land Use, and Zoning
- Farmland Preservation
- Land Development & Subdivisions
- Manufactured Homes & Parks
- Off-Premise Signs
- Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Street Names and Street Addresses
- Stormwater
- Telecommunications Towers
- Watershed
- Flood Damage Prevention
Adult Establishments
Establishes permit and licensing requirements for adult entertainment establishments within the jurisdiction of the County.
Contact: Jim Coman
(828) 250-4839
james.coman@buncombecounty.org
Community Planning, Land
Use, and Zoning 
Establishes zoning requirements for land uses within Buncombe County
Contact: Jim Coman
(828) 250-4839
james.coman@buncombecounty.org
Farmland
Preservation
Establishes program to encourage the voluntary preservation and protection of farmland from non-farm development. Further information is available by contacting Buncombe County Soil and Water Conservation District, 155 Hilliard Ave., Asheville, NC 28801, 828-250-4785.
Contact: Debbie Truempy
(828) 250-4842
debbie.truempy@buncombecounty.org
Land
Development and Subdivisions
Establishes procedures and standards for the subdivision of land within the jurisdiction of the County.
Contact: Jim Coman
(828) 250-4839
james.coman@buncombecounty.org
Manufactured
Homes and Parks
Provides standards, restrictions and permit requirements for manufactured homes and manufactured home parks.
Contact: Debbie Truempy
(828) 250-4842
debbie.truempy@buncombecounty.org
Off-Premise
Signs
Provides standards and restrictions for off-premise signs and regulates the erection and placement of such signs in unincorporated areas of the County.
Contact: Jim Coman
(828) 250-4839
james.coman@buncombecounty.org
Soil
Erosion and Sedimentation Control
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.
Michael A. Brookshire, CPESC
Erosion Control Officer
michael.brookshire@buncombecounty.orgDoug Sharp
Erosion Control Technician
doug.sharp@buncombecounty.orgShane Briggs
Erosion Control Technician shane.briggs@buncombecounty.orgTodd Moses
Erosion Control Technician todd.moses@buncombecounty.orgDane Pedersen
Erosion Control Technician dane.pedersen@buncombecounty.orgPhone: (828) 250-4848
Fax: (828) 250-6086
Street
Names and Street Addresses
Establishes procedures and requirements for street names and street addresses and for the display of street address numbers.
Contact: Carolyn Scarberry
(828) 250-4846
carolyn.scarberry@buncombecounty.org
Telecommunications
Towers
Provides restrictions and permit requirements for the erection of any telecommunications towers in unincorporated areas of the County.
Contact: Jim Coman
(828) 250-4839
james.coman@buncombecounty.org
Watershed
Establishes standards and regulations for development and subdivision of property in public water supply watersheds.
Contact: Debbie Truempy
(828) 250-4842
debbie.truempy@buncombecounty.org
Flood
Damage Prevention
Regulates and restricts development within the 100-year floodplain.
Directions
- Retrieving Flood info from the Buncombe County Website
- Instructions for viewing and printing FIRM maps
Contact: Cynthia Barcklow
(828) 250-4836
cynthia.barcklow@buncombecounty.org