Sec. 7-11-1. General.

The standards contained in this section are set forth to provide for the proper design and development of property within the City of Asheville's jurisdiction as it relates to parking, loading, access, landscape and buffering, open space and traffic impact analysis.

The following types of development must bring the entire site into full compliance with the requirements found in article XI, except those relating to sidewalks which shall be required as set forth in subsection 7-11-8(b):

(1)   Any new development public or private with the exception of single-family or two-family housing developments (refer to "new development" description below);

(2)   Changes of use to a higher impact use (refer to section 7-8-1(d) Table of Permitted Uses under columns labeled "Land Use Impact" at section 7-8-1(d) for a list of land uses and their associated impacts.);

(3)   Major subdivisions of eight lots or greater;

(4)   Renovations with a total cost exceeding 75 percent of the appraised value of the building, as determined by Buncombe County Tax Assessor or by an MAI-certified real estate appraiser;

(5)   Building expansions or additions exceeding 50 percent of the pre-expansion floor area; and

(6)   Existing unpaved vehicular use areas of which 50 percent or more is paved or existing paved vehicular use areas of which 50 percent or more is demolished and repaved.

"New development" shall be interpreted to include the use of a building or property where the use has ceased for a period of more than 180 days. Refer to subsections 7-17-2(c) and 7-17-3(c) concerning "overcoming presumption of discontinuation of use."

The value of any expansion, addition, enlargement, or reconstruction of such structures over a three-year period occurring under the same ownership and/or developed by the same developer shall be used when calculating the 75 percent threshold.

Building expansions or additions occurring under the same ownership and/or developed by the same developer over a three-year period or less shall be considered to be one development and standards will be applied as such.

(Ord. No. 3417, § 1(a), 11-28-06; Ord. No. 3700, §§ 1h, i, 2-10-09; Ord. No. 3791, § 1a, 9- 22-09; Ord. No. 5028, § 1j, 7-25-23)