Asheville Jurisdictions

This collection comprises geospatial datasets used to create the Beaverdam Valley Neighborhood Association community map and the resulting map in pdf and jpeg formats. This scope of the map covers the borders of Buncombe County, North Carolina, the city limits of Asheville, NC, and the three registered neighborhoods of the Beaverdam Valley (Beaverdam Valley, Hills of Beaverdam, and Beaverdam Run). The geospatial data includes the following layers and associated files:

"AVL City Limits.geojson": City of Asheville GIS municipal boundary data

"AVL City Limits.qmd": QGIS metadata file for the above

"AVL Neighborhoods.geojson": City of Asheville GIS registered neighborhood data

"AVL Neighborhoods.qmd": QGIS metadata file for the above

"Buncombe_County_Parcels.geojson": Buncombe County GIS parcel data.

"Buncombe_County_Parcels.qmd": QGIS metadata file for the above

"BV Boundaries.geojson": Beaverdam Valley Neighborhood boundaries.

"BV Boundaries.qmd": QGIS metadata file for the above

"BV Parcel Intersection.geojson": Intersection of the Beverdam Valley Neighborhood boundaries with the Buncombe County Parcel data.

"BV Parcel Intersection.qmd": QGIS metadata file for the above

"BVNA_Map_2022_v2.pdf": BVNA CIP Community Map

"BVNA_Map_2022_v2_825.jpg": BVNA CIP Community Map

"City Limits.geojson": Buncombe county boundaries and city limits boundaries witin the county.

"QGIS BVNA CIP.zip": Zip file containing the above layers in a QGIS project folder and file.

About the Project: The Beaverdam Valley Neighborhood Association (BVNA) Community Informatics Project aims to gain deeper understanding of the Beaverdam Valley community and to work towards gathering and sharing information about the community and its history. This collection represents a deliverable produced under the 2022-2023 City of Asheville Neighborhood Matching Grant program.

This dataset is the 20ft Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for all of Buncombe County, NC. The DEMs were developed from Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data acquired January though February through April 2003, with partial re-flights for gap data in December 2003. Cell values in the DEMs were derived from a Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) produced from the bare earth mass points and breaklines. The dataset was provided to the Buncombe County by the NC Floodplain Mapping Project as pre-release data in July and Sept 2006 .Specific information about individual data tiles can be obtained at www.ncfloodmaps.com

Geospatial data about City of Asheville, North Carolina Parcels. Export to CAD, GIS, PDF, CSV and access via API.

From the site: “The Geologic Atlas of the United States is a set of 227 folios published by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1894 and 1945. Each folio includes both topographic and geologic maps for each quad represented in that folio, as well as description of the basic and economic geology of the area. The Geologic Atlas collection is maintained by the Map & GIS Library. The repository interface with integrated Yahoo! Maps was developed by the Digital Initiatives -- Research & Technology group within the TAMU Libraries using the Manakin interface framework on top of the DSpace digital repository software. Additional files of each map are available for download for use in GIS or Google Earth. A tutorial is provided which describes how to download theses files.”

This polygon dataset is the official Zoning map of Buncombe County. Zoning is the classification of land into districts, with each district placing restrictions and regulations on the type of uses and development allowed in the district. This dataset only includes County zoning, and does not include any zoning within incorporated municipalities such as within the City of Asheville or Town of Weaverville. For information about zoning inside of a city or town, please contact those municipalities directly. For more information http://gisdownload.buncombecounty.org/County_Zoning.htm

Asheville Police Dept. wants the public to understand community crime conditions, explore patterns of police use of force, learn about the diversity of their police force, access open data, and discover opportunities for police-community engagement.

The North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Management, in cooperation with the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, developed the digital Water Supply Watersheds data to enhance planning, siting and impact analysis in areas directly affecting water supply intakes. This file outlines the extent of protected and critical areas and stream classifications for areas around water supply watersheds in which development directly affects a water supply intake. This file enables users to identify the areas which have special restrictions for building and development based on water supply intakes. This file is updated as changes occur.

This data was created to assist governmental agencies and others in making resource management decisions through use of a Geographic Information System (GIS).

system filename: wsw Revisions and updates to this layer include:

18.) filename: wsw496 The April 1, 1996 update: A) The Upper Frech Broad River (Asheville) water supply watershed was moved from the proposed coverage to the adopted coverage. B) The Mills River (Asheville) water supply watershed was moved from the proposed coverage to the adopted coverage. C) The French Broad River water supply watershed was moved from the adopted coverage into the proposed coverage. These edits affect Buncombe and Henderson Counties. 17.) filename: wsw396 The March 6, 1996 update: A) The Reedy Fork critical area was changed to 'WS-III NSW' to match the protected area. This affected the Greensboro 100k tile area. B) The Belews Creek protected area was changed to 'WS-IV' to match the critical area. This affected the Winston-Salem 100k tile area. 16.) filename: wsw196 The January 25, 1996 update: A) Protected boundary was altered in the Long Creek (Little Tennessee) watershed. The watershed name was renamed to be Rock Creek (Little Tennessee). This affected the Robbinsville 24k quad. B) Protected boundary was altered in the South Fork Catawba River watershed. This affected the Banoke 24k quad. C) Addition of protected boundary for the Belews Creek watershed. This affected the Belews Creek 24k quad. D) Watersheds were deleted by request of DEM-Tranters Creek which was on the Rocky Mount & Plymouth 100k quads and Stokely Hollow which was on the Asheville 100k quad. E) Extensive changes to the actual boundaries of the watersheds throughout the state in an effort to have them coincident with the Hydrologic Units adopted earlier by EHNR-DEM and USDA-NRCS. Boundaries coincident in both coverages were deleted from the watershed file and copied back from the hydrologic units file. PREVIOUS TO THE 1/25/96 FILE, THIS FILE WAS NAMED: NC.WSW 15.) filname: nc.wsw695 The June 30, 1995 update: A) Protected and critical boundaries were altered in the Hiawassee River watershed. This affected the Mocksville, Peachtree, Marble, and Andrews 24k quads. B) The protected boundary was altered in the South Fork Catawba River watershed in Catawbaw and Lincoln Counties. The Banoak, Reepsville, and Maiden 24k quads were affected. C) The entire WSW area in Bear Creek was deleted in Davie County, affecting the Mocksville and Calahan 24k quads. D) Protected and critical boundaries were altered in the North Toe watershed in Avery and Mitchell counties. This affects the Carvers Gap, Newland, Spruce Pine, and Linville Falls 24k quads. 14.) filename: nc.wsw595 The May 4, 1995 update: an arc was deleted which divided the South Yadkin River-Cooleemee protected area. The change affects the area within the Cool Springs, Cooleemee, Calahan, and Mocksville 24k quads. 13.) filename: nc.wsw195 The January 13, 1995 update: A) A new boundary was added to the Hiawassee River (Murphy) in the Hiawassee River Basin. This addition split the existing watershed, and the western half was deleted. The change affects the Hayesville, Peachtree, and Murphy 24k quads. 12.) filename: nc.wsw1194 The November 4, 1994 update: A) The Smith River WSW, in the Roanoke river basin, had one of its boundaries altered. The change affects the Northeastern Eden 24k quad. 11.) filename: nc.wsw994 The September 13, 1994 update: A) The Lands Creek in the Little Tennessee River Basin in Swain County on the Fontana Lake 100k quad had the PAT attributes added. 10.) filename: nc.wsw894 The August 26, 1994 update consisted of the following watershed adoptions (additions). A) The Deep River in Lee County, in the Cape Fear River Basin. B) The Deep Creek in Swain County, in the Little Tennessee River Basin. C) The Yadkin River in Davie County, in the Yadkin River Basin. D.) The Yadkin River in King County, in the Yadkin River Basin, E) The South Yadkin River in Cooleemee City, in the Yadkin River Basin. 9.) filename: nc.wsw594 The May 18, 1994 update: A) The Tar River WSW within the Tar-Pamlico river basin was deleted. 8.) filename: nc.wsw494 The April 28, 1994 update: A) All proposed areas were removed from the data and are managed separately. Only amended areas are now reflected in this data. 7.) filename: nc.wsw194 The January 12, 1994 update: A) The Campbell Creek watershed in the French Broad river basin had the northern boundary moved. The edits affected the Dellwood 24k quad. B) The South Fork Catawba in the Catawba Watershed had its classification modified from WS-IV CA to WS-IV. C)The South Fork Catawba in the Catawba Watershed had its protected area reduced in size. The change affects the Banoak and Reepsville 24k quads. 6.) filename: nc.wsw102893 The October 28, 1993 update: A) The South Fork Catawba had previously had the protected area deleted. An additional portion of the boundary had been deleted, which was supposed to remain. The boundary was added back into the coverage. The affected maps were the 24k Maiden, Reepsville, Lincolnton West, Hickory, and Banoak, 100k quads were Hickory and Gastonia. 5.) filename: nc.wsw101593 The October 15, 1993 update: A) The northern protected area boundary for Clark Creek was deleted and the east and west critical area buffers were redigitized. Affected maps are the 24k Reepsville and Maiden and the Hickory 100k quad. 4.) filename: The September 8, 1993 update: A) The Little Tennessee River (Fontana Lake) protected area had the southeastern radius line removed, and had a northern ridgeline added. Affected maps are the 24k Fontana Dam and Tuskeegee quads, and the Fontana Lake 100k quad. 3.) filename: wsw193 The January 22, 1993 update: A) Cold Water Creek (Lake Fisher) in the Yadkin River Basin was changed from WS-III to WS-IV. 2.) filename: The November 17, 1992 update: A) Stokely Hollow, 100k Asheboro quad changed from WS-I to WS-II. B) Corrected location of Reddies River intake for the Yadkin river basin, Wilkesboro 24k, Boone 100k. C) Changed location of watershed boundary, intake, and critical area for the South Fork New River, New River Basin, Jefferson 24k, West Jefferson 24k Boone 100k. 1.) filename: nc.pcarv.old (protected/critical area with the same state lake as the .coe coverage, but this version was interpreted from USGS maps) filename: nc.pcarv.coe (protected/critical area with the Army Corp of Engineers version of a state lake) filename: nc.pcarv Previous to August 1992, this file was called Public Water Supply watersheds and only included WS-I, WS-II, WS-III classifications. filename: nc.pca filename: nc.pca2

North Carolina Effective Flood zones: In 2000, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated North Carolina a Cooperating Technical Partner State, formalizing an agreement between FEMA and the State to modernize flood maps. This partnership resulted in creation of the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program (NCFMP). As a CTS, the State assumed primary ownership and responsibility of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for all North Carolina communities as part of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This project includes conducting flood hazard analyses and producing updated, Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs). Floodplain management is a process that aims to achieve reduced losses due to flooding. It takes on many forms, but is realized through a series of federal, state, and local programs and regulations, in concert with industry practice, to identify flood risk, implement methods to protect man-made development from flooding, and protect the natural and beneficial functions of floodplains. FIRMs are the primary tool for state and local governments to mitigate areas of flooding. Individual county databases can be downloaded from https://fris.nc.gov Updated Jan 17th, 2025.

GIS polygon areas where all hotels and small hotels can be permitted and built in the City of Asheville, NC.

Police Districts dataset current as of 2006. police and sheriff response areas.

Urban Tree Canopy Study 2019 Data Change is 2018-2008Please view this link to understand the data:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5y5xB5sGeofNlIzQ1ZiT09PVGZnZWJLMFI5dUZwcTY5am1v/view

This data set is the boundaries of the public school districts in Buncombe County. It used determine school attendance assignments for elementary school, middle school and high school. Information is available for both Buncombe County and City of Asheville Schools.

Asheville Zoning Districts

This GIS dataset shows information about residential/local streets, highways, interstates, and the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County, NC. Also, it contains speed limit information.

Buncombe County ParcelsFor Buncombe County Metadata: https://gisdownload.buncombecounty.org/parcels.htmClass codes: https://gis.buncombecounty.org/buncomap/classcode.htm

The Asheville Zoning Districts layer is maintained with the City of Asheville Planning & Urban Design Department. In 2020, Conditional Use Zoning was added to the dataset.

Asheville Annexation History

This data shows the active jurisdictional boundaries for Asheville, NC. The data is available as a REST Service API, shapefile, KML, or spreadsheet

PCI scores for all COA maintained streets. PCI scores are updated on an annual basis at the end of paving season (generally April - September).Excellent (100 - 91)Good (90 - 81)Fair (80 - 66)Poor (65 - 51)Very Poor (50 - 0)