Zoning Overlays

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

City of Asheville Future Land Use Overlay from 2018 Comprehensive Plan. Maintained by the Planning and Urban Design Department

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.