COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
About Us
The Community Development Division is part of the City’s Planning and Development Department.
The Division manages and administers HUD funded programs for Asheville and for a four county consortium, consisting of Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania and Madison Counties. These programs provide affordable housing, economic opportunities and other benefits for low-income residents. They include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Partnership Act (HOME), Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) and other programs funded by HUD. Most of the funding from these programs is distributed to organizations in Asheville and the four county consortium through competitive application processes.
The Division also manages and administers City of Asheville funding for affordable housing and outside agencies. Affordable Housing programs include the Housing Trust Fund, and Affordable Housing Fee Rebate program. The Asheville-Buncombe County Homelessness Initiative is managed within the Community Development Division.
The Division is the staff liaison to Asheville area citizens for issues related to affordable housing and community development.
News
Annual Action Plan for 2013-2014 Now Available
The City of Asheville has prepared a draft of the Housing and Community Development Annual Action Plan for 2013-2014 for public comment.
The Annual Action Plan for 2013-2014 sets out in detail how the City of Asheville and the Asheville Regional Housing Consortium propose to use an estimated $2,450,349 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds in the year beginning July 1, 2013. CDBG and HOME funding recommendations are estimates, to be finalized upon passage of the 2013 federal budget.
The draft plan is posted here and is also available at the Planning Dept., 5th floor of City Hall; phone: 828-259-5721. Written comments should be sent to: Jeff Staudinger, Director, Community Development Division, City of Asheville, P.O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802 (e-mail: jstaudinger@ashevillenc.gov), to arrive by April 22, 2013.
A public hearing on the Plan will be held at the City Council meeting starting at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Asheville City Hall. Citizens are encouraged to attend and offer comments.
Committees and Advisory Boards
The Housing and Community Development Committee aims to enhance the quality of life in Asheville and the livability of neighborhoods by providing policy recommendations to Council on all matters relating to the creation and maintenance of housing within the city, including public housing and affordable private housing; and all matters relating to the alleviation of homelessness and services provided to homeless individuals within the city.
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee works in conjunction with City leadership and staff to implement the 2008 Affordable Housing Plan. The specific functions of the committee are to consider affordable housing policy issues and advise City leadership about those policies; to develop concrete action steps to implement the highest priorities of the Affordable Housing Plan, and to update that Plan as appropriate over time.
For a copy of the 2008 Affordable Housing Plan, click here.
Asheville Regional Housing Consortium
The purpose of this Consortium is to improve the quality and increase the supply of affordable housing for low- and very low-income people within the jurisdictions of the units of general local government located in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania Counties that have executed the Consortium’s “Joint Cooperation Agreement.”
The Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee, a joint committee of Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Commission, exists to provide oversight for the implementation of the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness by sharing, applying, and tracking groundbreaking strategies that make a permanent and measurable difference in homelessness in Asheville and Buncombe County.
Homeless Coalition
The Homeless Coalition is a group of advocates, providers, and people who have experienced or are experiencing homelessness. The group manages the Continuum of Care grant, which provides nearly a million dollars to the community's homeless programs.
Other
For more information on funding, plans, initiatives, reports, and other helpful resources, please call 828-259-5723.
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Contact Us
Location: Asheville City Hall, Fifth Floor, 70 Court Plaza
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mailing address: P. O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802
Fax: (828) 350-0014
Email: cd@ashevillenc.gov
Community Development Staff