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Emerald Townhomes: developer seeks PUD approval for 107 townhomes on Emma Road

Buncombe County Board of Adjustment · April 2, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff and the applicant described the Emerald Townhomes PUD as a townhome development of 107 units with amenities and several requested PUD deviations (lot size, setbacks, parking, building height, and distances between buildings).

Planning staff told the board the application before the Board of Adjustment is a planned unit development proposing townhome‑style housing with amenity spaces. "It'll be a 107 unit townhome style development," staff planner Savannah Glantz said after being sworn in.

The staff summary and the applicant's site engineer said amenities would include a clubhouse, courts and playgrounds. The application requests deviations through the PUD process for minimum lot size, interior setbacks (townhomes abut each other), parking metrics, maximum building height on a small portion of the site, and minimum distances between buildings that would otherwise apply under R‑3. The project team characterized density as below the PUD maximum for much of the site.