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Council updates Board of Adjustment rules: reduces alternate members, drops newspaper notice for most quasi-judicial hearings

5798891 · September 10, 2025
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Summary

City Council approved amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance to align Board of Adjustment membership with state and county practice, to remove the newspaper legal-ad requirement for most quasi-judicial hearings, and to allow applications to be submitted to the planning director instead of the city clerk.

Asheville City Council on Sept. 9 approved amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance affecting the Board of Adjustment. The zoning-text amendment was presented by Will Palmquist of Planning & Urban Design and reflects changes recommended by the Board of Adjustment and Planning & Zoning Commission. Key changes include aligning membership requirements with Buncombe County and North Carolina…

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