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Votes and actions: Buncombe County Board of Adjustment, March 11, 2026
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the board continued one item and approved three agenda items: Swannano Apartments special use permit with conditions; Penley side‑yard variance for two existing sheds (building permits required); and a front‑setback variance for 9 Nellie Bell Lane (HOA buffer noted).
Key votes and formal actions taken by the Buncombe County Board of Adjustment on March 11, 2026:
• Continue Southern Towers/Woodmere Special Use Permit (ZPH2025‑0516) to April 8 — reason: variance application needed; motion carried by voice vote. • Approve Swannano Apartments Special Use Permit (ZPH2025‑00030) — authorizes a planned unit development for two buildings (48 two‑bedroom units) on 3.93 acres at 2175/2173 US 70 with conditions: recombine parcels prior to site plan review; construct per submitted site plan; obtain site plan development permit before land disturbance; obtain permits where applicable from USACE, NCDOT and NCDEQ; relocate existing shed and place arborvitae closer to slope crest; implement human and canine recreation areas. • Approve Penley variance (ZPH2026‑00003) — reduces side‑yard setback to legitimize two existing accessory buildings at 18 Moffett Hill Road; condition: applicants must obtain building permits for the sheds. • Approve Neil variance (ZPH2026‑00004) — reduces front/ROW setback from 20 ft to 3 ft for a single‑family home at 9 Nellie Bell Lane; board found hardship based on lot topography, septic and foundation constraints; HOA agreed to a planting buffer depicted in site plan.
All approvals were recorded by voice vote during the meeting; the transcript does not include a roll‑call tally by member name. Staff was directed to draft and file written orders for the approved items incorporating the board's conditions.
