Board of Adjustment
Board of Adjustment
The City of Asheville’s Board of Adjustment has jurisdiction to hear cases regarding variance requests from the provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance. Additionally, the Board of Adjustment has jurisdiction to hear appeals regarding interpretations of the Unified Development Ordinance, Floodplain Ordinance, Housing Code Ordinance, and Historic District Guidelines.
REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
The Board of Adjustment meets once a month on the fourth Monday of the month. See the Board of Adjustment page for more details.
Upcoming Events
Board of Adjustment January 24, 2021
Past Events
Board of Adjustment December 20, 2021--CANCELLED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Adjustment of the City of Asheville will hold a remote public hearing at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2021
Board of Adjustment November 22, 2021
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Adjustment of the City of Asheville will hold a remote public hearing at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 22, 2021
ADMINISTRATIVE
Approval of the minutes of the September 27, 2021 and October 25, 2021 regular meetings.
VARIANCES
The petitioner, Chris German, on behalf of the owners James & Lillian Bassett, are requesting a variance to the front setback development standard found in Section 7-8-6(f)5 Setback Standards of the Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”). The petitioner is seeking a reduction from the 15 foot front setback standard to one foot and one inch (1’1”) to construct an addition to an existing single family house at property located at 69 Jefferson Drive and identified in the Buncombe County tax record as PIN 9648-08-3108. For further information please contact Ricky Hurley, City of Asheville, PO Box 7148, Asheville, NC, 28802 or call 828-273-3025 ******WITHDRAWN******
The petitioner, Rob Dull, PLA, on behalf of the owners Greenhagen Properties, LLC, are requesting a variance to the development standard found in Section 7-8-13(f)9 Parking & Loading Standards of the Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”). The petitioner is seeking to place parking in front of the principal structure for property located at 52 Clayton Street and identified in the Buncombe County tax record as PIN 9649-52-6839. For further information please contact Ricky Hurley, City of Asheville, PO Box 7148, Asheville, NC, 28802 or call 828-273-3025
Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 166A-19.24(f) this will be a remote meeting which the public can access by any of the following means:
Watch live by through https://publicinput.com/i821.
Listen live by calling 855-925-2801 Enter Code 9255
Live telephone comments for agenda (including public hearings) by calling 855-925-2801 Enter Code 9255 and follow speaking directions.
To learn more regarding this process or for additional information please contact Ricky Hurley, Zoning Administrator at 828-273-3025
All persons with disabilities that need auxiliary aid should contact the ADA Coordinator at 259-5800, TTY number 259-5548, at least 72 hours prior to the public hearing.
Board of Adjustment October 25, 2021
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Adjustment of the City of Asheville will hold a remote public hearing at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 25, 2021
ADMINISTRATIVE
Approval of the minutes of the September 27, 2021 regular meeting
VARIANCES
The petitioner, Brent Campbell Architecture, on behalf of the owners Steven & Kimberly Rosas, are requesting a variance to the front setback development standard found in Section 7-12-4(h) Steep Slope and Ridge Top Development of the Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”). The petitioner is seeking a reduction from the 20 foot front setback standard to zero (0’) feet to construct a new single family house at property located at 124 McCauley Drive and identified in the Buncombe County tax record as PIN 9648-55-2974. For further information please contact Ricky Hurley, City of Asheville, PO Box 7148, Asheville, NC, 28802 or call 828-273-3025
The petitioner, Marni Graves, on behalf of the owners Scott & Allison Blake, are requesting a variance to the maximum grading allowance development standard found in Section 7-12-4(f) Steep Slope and Ridge Top Development-Grading of the Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”). The petitioner is seeking an additional 15% grading allowance due to prior improvements consuming the initial allowance preventing construction of a single family house at property located at 358 Vance Gap Road and identified in the Buncombe County tax record as PIN 9649-93-0401. For further information please contact Ricky Hurley, City of Asheville, PO Box 7148, Asheville, NC, 28802 or call 828-273-3025
Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 166A-19.24(f) this will be a remote meeting which the public can access by any of the following means:
Watch live by through https://publicinput.com/i821.
Listen live by calling 855-925-2801 Enter Code 9255
Live telephone comments for agenda (including public hearings) by calling 855-925-2801 Enter Code 9255 and follow speaking directions.
To learn more regarding this process or for additional information please contact
Ricky Hurley, Zoning Administrator at 828-273-3025
All persons with disabilities that need auxiliary aid should contact the ADA Coordinator at 259-5800, TTY number 259-5548, at least 72 hours prior to the public hearing.
Board of Adjustment September 27, 2021
HOW TO FOLLOW THE LIVE MEETING
Call toll-free to listen to the meeting on your phone: Call 855-925-2801 Meeting Code: 9255. Your phone will be muted but you will be able to hear what is happening in the meeting.
Watch the stream on the Engagement Page or the City’s YouTube Channel
Live Call-In Only
Public comment will only be taken from a live speaker queue. For this option, community members should listen to the meeting by phone and follow the prompts to join the speaker queue during the agenda item they would like to comment on. If watching on the live stream, please turn the sound on your computer or other devices all the way down.
Calls will be played during the board meeting in the order received. Additionally, all comments must conform to City boards & commission’s rules of decorum. Those comments that do not may be muted.
Call toll-free to listen to the meeting on your phone: Call 855-925-2801 Meeting Code: 9255 and follow the prompts to join the live speaker cue (which is Option "*3").
Each speaker will need to listen to the meeting throught the live phone application by calling 855-925-2801 Meeting Code: 9255
Callers who wish to speak should press " * " and then "3" to hoin the speaker queue during the meeting. This should be done when the board begins to discuss the item they wish to comment on.
To learn more regarding this process or for additional information please contact our office at 828-273-3025
Board of Adjustment August 30, 2021
Special called meeting of the Board of Adjustment.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
www.ashevillenc.gov/boa
-REMOTE HEARING-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Adjustment of the City of Asheville will hold a remote public hearing at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 24, 2022
ADMINISTRATIVE
Approval of the minutes of the July 26, 2021 and November 22, 2021 regular meetings.
VARIANCES
The petitioner, James W. Riley, on behalf of the owners Michael McNulty, Cheri McNulty, and James W. Riley, are requesting a variance to the front, side and corner side setback development standards found in Section 7-8-6(f)5 Setback Standards of the Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”). The petitioner is seeking a reduction from the 15 foot front setback, 6 foot side setback, and 7.5 corner side setback standards to a 5 foot front, 4 foot side, and 5 foot corner side setback to construct a new single family house at property located at 99999 Club Street and identified in the Buncombe County tax record as PIN 9638-98-3984. For further information please contact Ricky Hurley, City of Asheville, PO Box 7148, Asheville, NC, 28802 or call 828-273-3025
The petitioner, Aaron Ryba, on behalf of the owner Elizabeth Cherry LL, is requesting a variance to the maximum walking distance found in Section 7-11-2(e)2 Remote Parking of the Unified Development Ordinance (“UDO”). The petitioner is seeking relief to the 500 foot maximum walking distance for remote parking spaces to allow the substantial improvement of a structure located at 17 Cherry Street and identified in the Buncombe County tax record as PIN 9649-21-2369. For further information please contact Ricky Hurley, City of Asheville, PO Box 7148, Asheville, NC, 28802 or call 828-273-3025.
OTHER BUSINESS
Nomination and election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2022
Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 166A-19.24(f) this will be a remote meeting which the public can access by any of the following means:
Watch live by through https://publicinput.com/i821.
Listen live by calling 855-925-2801 Enter Code 9255
Live telephone comments for agenda (including public hearings) by calling 855-925-2801 Enter Code 9255 and follow speaking directions.
To learn more regarding this process or for additional information please contact Ricky Hurley, Zoning Administrator at 828-273-3025
All persons with disabilities that need auxiliary aid should contact the ADA Coordinator at 259-5800, TTY number 259-5548, at least 72 hours prior to the public hearing.