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    Tag:  Buncombe County Board of Adjustment

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    New commission to tackle county land use

    Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 by Daniel Walton

    Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chair Brownie Newman lists land use policy as a top priority for the new commission, sworn in on Dec. 7. Board members will likely revisit the county’s land use plan, a document originally developed in 1998 and last updated in 2013, in response to rapid community growth.

    3.1 K views1Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    Board OKs large housing developmen­t in Enka

    Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Mark Barrett

    The Farm at Pond Road, to comprise 575 apartments, 80 townhomes and 32 single-family homes, will be one of the largest residential projects in Buncombe County in recent years. It is to be built in two stages over the next few years.

    4.0 K views+Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews
    The Farm at Pond Road site map

    Developer proposes 697 residentia­l units west of city

    Posted on March 6, 2020March 4, 2020 by Mark Barrett

    Fall Line Development wants to build 585 apartments or condominiums, 80 townhomes and 32 single-family homes on Pond Road, not quite half a mile north of the road’s intersection with Sardis Road in Enka. Neighbors have raised concerns about the development’s potential impact on traffic and the character of the area.

    4.8 K views5Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews
    South Bear Creek Road and Sand Hill Road intersection

    Need or ‘invasion’? Crossroads debate continued to Jan. 23

    Posted on December 12, 2019December 16, 2019 by Mark Barrett

    After hearing roughly seven hours of testimony on Dec. 11, the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment continued its deliberations on the approval of Crossroads West Asheville until Thursday, Jan. 23. The project could bring over 800 apartments, as well as retail and commercial space, to 68 acres off South Bear Creek Road.

    5.1 K views2Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    Letter: No rhyme or reason to developmen­t approvals

    Posted on May 27, 2018May 27, 2018 by Letters

    “I can’t help but wonder why they would say no to the East Asheville development but approve a another development that mirrors it in so many ways …”

    3.7 K views14LettersOpinion

    County raises fees for ambulance service

    Posted on February 7, 2018February 9, 2018 by David Floyd

    The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to increase ambulance service fees for the first time since 2011.

    4.6 K views6Local GovernmentNews

    County to ask public for input on traffic studies plan

    Posted on February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 by David Floyd

    A proposed change to the Buncombe County zoning ordinance would require developers to submit a traffic impact study for any residential development with more than 75 units. The Planning Board discussed the issue at its Feb. 5 meeting and will invite public comment later this month.

    2.8 K views+Local GovernmentNews

    County could require traffic studies for some residentia­l projects

    Posted on February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 by David Floyd

    Buncombe County could change its zoning code to require developers of residential projects above a certain number of units to perform a traffic impact study.

    2.7 K views1Local GovernmentNews

    Letter: More to the story of developmen­t approval

    Posted on January 22, 2018January 21, 2018 by Letters

    “While affordable housing is important, shoving developments through in a covert manner is not the way to present new housing solutions to the community at large.”

    2.1 K views2LettersOpinion

    Mission aims to build facility near Swannanoa

    Posted on January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 by David Floyd

    During its first meeting of 2018, the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit for Mission Health to build an offsite health care facility on U.S. Highway 70.

    8.0 K views+News

    Letter: Apartment complex approval highlights need for land-use planning

    Posted on January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 by Letters

    “The ordinances, as they stand today, are written in such a way that any developer can easily take advantage and get approved with guidelines that are shortsighted for today’s standards and sustainability plan.”

    3.5 K views10LettersOpinion

    Board approves 296-apartment complex off Aiken Road

    Posted on December 14, 2017December 18, 2017 by David Floyd

    After a tense back-and-forth between members of the board and residents in the audience, the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment approved the development of a 296-unit apartment complex on Aiken Road just south of Weaverville during its Dec. 13 meeting.

    6.7 K views10Local GovernmentNews

    Letter: Are apartments in Asheville the real problem?

    Posted on December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 by Letters

    “Asheville obviously has a housing shortage, and I’m not sure what the apartment protesters think the answer is to that problem.”

    8.5 K views58LettersOpinion

    Stop and go: Apartments stall, townhomes get green light

    Posted on November 9, 2017November 13, 2017 by Dan Hesse

    The fate of a 296-unit apartment complex will be on hold until December as the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment voted to continue its hearing until it sees an official traffic study.

    4.5 K views4Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    Letter: North Asheville neighborho­od is wrong place for apartments

    Posted on November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 by Letters

    “I am deeply horrified to learn that Hathaway Development, a non-Asheville developer from Atlanta, wants to put a high-density apartment complex on 29 acres on Country Oak.”

    4.3 K views25LettersOpinion

    Developers look to build more than 350 housing units

    Posted on November 2, 2017November 7, 2017 by Dan Hesse

    A 296-unit apartment complex in North Asheville and a 62-unit townhome development in Arden are up for consideration when the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment meets on Wednesday, Nov. 8.

    8.9 K views26Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    Buncombe residents call for brake on traffic growth

    Posted on October 20, 2017October 20, 2017 by Dan Hesse

    As development across Buncombe County continues to boom so do concerns about traffic. Xpress takes an in-depth look at who you can turn to for traffic studies, traffic calming and more.

    9.6 K views16Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    Community traffic concerns yield to apartment complexes

    Posted on September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 by Dan Hesse

    Frustrations about traffic took center stage as the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment considered two apartment complex projects during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

    4.3 K views3Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    BOA to consider nearly 700 apartment units in South, East Asheville

    Posted on September 9, 2017September 9, 2017 by Dan Hesse

    Among items on the Board of Adjustment’s agenda are two proposed apartment complexes in East and South Asheville.

    4.6 K views8Local GovernmentNewsPolitics & Elections

    Duke’s no-coal goal moves forward

    Posted on August 10, 2017August 11, 2017 by Dan Hesse

    The Buncombe County Board of Adjustment unanimously approved Duke Energy’s conditional use permit to build a natural gas facility. The utility says the move will help it stop burning coal in Asheville by the end of 2019.

    3.7 K views3Community NewsEnvironmentLocal GovernmentNewsPolitics & Elections

    BOA unanimousl­y denies group home permit amid concerns

    Posted on July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 by Dan Hesse

    The Buncombe County Board of Adjustment unanimously denied a project asking for second conditional use permit. The project has raised concerns among many in the Ridgecrest community and is likely to still move forward with its original permit.

    4.4 K views+Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews
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