Development Ordinances
Unified Development Ordinance
Link to the U.D.O. on the Municode Website
Note about using the Municode Website - When you arrive at the Municode Website, choose Chapter 7 - Development on the left side of the page. This will link you directly to the Unified Development Ordinance of the Asheville Code of Ordinances which will appear in a window on the right side of the page. There will be additional links under Chapter 7 - Development to the subsections of the UDO.
Recently Adopted Development Ordinances
Asheville City Council has recently approved the following ordinances related to development or land use issues. Newly adopted ordinances typically require several weeks to be formatted, codified and incorporated into the complete electronic database of ordinances maintained on the Municode website.
To view development and land use related ordinances not yet reflected in the complete online code of ordinances, please select from the links below.
New Stormwater Ordinance Approved by Council June 8, 2010
Ordinance #3875 - Text of Ordinance
Ordinance #3876 - Definitions
Ordinance #3877 - Enforcement
Resolution 10-141 - Table of Uses
#3730 - Flood Protection
#3738 - Site Plan Review - Cumulative Development Threshold
#3739 - Width of pole of flag lot
#3740 - Street Trees in Urban Zoning Districts
#3741 - Landscaping Alternative Compliance
#3742 - Signage for Tenants in Pedestrain Oriented Areas
#3743 - Interim Parking and Construction Staging Uses
#3744 - Accessory Structures on Nonconforming Lots or Lots with Nonconforming Structures
#3772 - Setback Reduction in Steep Slope lots, RS2 and RS4
#3773 - A-Frame Signs for Specific Districts
#3774 - Special Event Signage#3708 - Performance Guarantee
#3709 - Permit Validity
#3710 - Alternative Landscaping Compliance in Display Areas
#3711 - Access to Highway Business Zoned Parcels
#3712 - Parking Reduction at Self-Storage Facilities
#3713 - Eliminate Accessory Structure Buffer
#3714 - Greater Signage for Large New Developments
#3715 - Greater Flexibility for Temporary Signs
Ordinance #3701 - Digital Billboard Sepearation & Setback Requirements
Ordinance #3685 - Animal Cemetaries & Crematories
Ordinance #3681 - Duties of Technical Review Committee
Ordinance #3677 - Signs on City Buses
Ordinance #3676 - Outdoor Lighting Standards