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Ashe County commissioners deny appeal of Riverview Trail floodplain violation; ask staff to notify state agencies

5777440 · September 15, 2025
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Summary

The county denied an appeal of a notice of violation for fill material and a concrete jetty in the floodway at 1228 Riverview Trail, requiring corrective action under local floodplain ordinance 151.44(a) and directing staff to notify other agencies with jurisdiction.

Ashe County commissioners voted to deny an appeal of a notice of violation for development in the floodway at 1228 Riverview Trail, ordering the property owner to comply with corrective actions and directing staff to notify other state and federal agencies that may have jurisdiction.

County staff said the complaint, investigated June 26 and documented July 3, found fill material and a concrete jetty that rerouted the natural flow of the North Fork. Planning staff presented the violation as a breach of Ashe County’s floodplain ordinance (151.44(a)): “no encroachment including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other developments shall be permitted in the floodway,”…

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