Historic Resources Commission Last updated or reviewed on November 14, 2024 The Historic Resources Commission (HRC) was created in 1979 through a local ordinance adopted by both the City of Asheville and Buncombe County pursuant to North Carolina General Statute. The joint city/county commission consists of twelve members, with six appointments from each jurisdiction. A majority of the members of the commission shall have demonstrated special interest, experience, or education in history, architecture, archaeology, or related fields. All members have equal voting rights and serve three year terms. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms. Officers of the commission are elected amongst themselves. View current members and board composition requirements here The HRC reviews development projects and proposed subdivisions within local historic districts and local landmarks to ensure that the proposed work is consistent with the applicable design standards. Once a project has been approved, a Certificate of Appropriateness (CA) is issued to the property owner or applicant, which should be posted on site with any other required permits. Please note that a CA is for design review approval only, and does not include approval for building, zoning or other permit types that may be required. If you are considering a project and are unsure of what permit types you will need to obtain, you should contact the Development Services Department: 828-259-5846. Chair: Sioux Oliva Enabling City/County Ordinances & NC General Statute Rules of Procedure 2023 Annual Report Regularly Scheduled Meetings Regular meetings of the HRC are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. in the North Conference Room on the first floor of the Asheville City Building located at 70 Court Plaza, Asheville. The HRC reviews applications for Major Work Certificates of Appropriateness at their regularly scheduled monthly meetings. Please click here for information on applying for a Major Work. 2024 Meeting Schedule 2025 Meeting Schedule Notice: The HRC will hold a special in-person meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. in the 1st Floor North Conference Room of City Hall, located at 70 Court Plaza, Asheville, N.C. The purpose of this special meeting is (1) consideration of a resolution to adopt an addendum to the local historic district and landmark design standards to allow all scopes of work to be reviewed administratively via minor work application during declared states of emergency, with specific exceptions; (2) initial discussion on NCSOG/HPO-developed Resilience Design Standards; and (3) two public hearing items, a request for preliminary subdivision review and a request for a certificate of appropriateness, that were scheduled for the October regular meeting agenda. – see links below for meeting materials. Regular meetings are available to livestream online via the City’s YouTube channel or online engagement hub. View current members and board composition requirements here Agendas and Documents Agenda Documents Minutes Video November 13, 2024 Agenda November 13, 2024 Documents November 13, 2024 Video October 9, 2024 Agenda (Canceled) October 9, 2024 Documents September 26, 2024 Agenda (Canceled) September 26, 2024 Documents September 11, 2024 Agenda September 11, 2024 Documents September 11, 2024 Minutes September 11, 2024 Video August 14, 2024 Agenda (Canceled) August 14, 2024 Documents July 10, 2024 Agenda July 10, 2024 Documents July 10, 2024 Minutes July 10, 2024 Video June 12, 2024 Agenda June 12, 2024 Documents June 12, 2024 Minutes June 12, 2024 Video May 8, 2024 Agenda May 8, 2024 Documents May 8, 2024 Minutes May 8, 2024 Video April 10, 2024 Agenda April 10, 2024 Documents April 10, 2024 Minutes April 10, 2024 Video March 13, 2024 Agenda March 13, 2024 Documents March 13, 2024 Minutes March 13, 2024 Video February 14, 2024 Agenda February 14, 2024 Documents February 14, 2024 Minutes February 14, 2024 Video January 10, 2024 Agenda January 10, 2024 Documents January 10, 2024 Minutes January 10, 2024 Video December 13, 2023 Agenda December 13, 2023 Documents December 13, 2023 Minutes December 13, 2023 Video November 8, 2023 Agenda November 8, 2023 Documents November 8, 2023 Minutes November 8, 2023 Video October 16, 2023 Agenda October 16, 2023 Documents October 16, 2023 Minutes October 16, 2023 Video September, 13,2023 Agenda September 13, 2023 Documents September 13, 2023 Minutes September 13, 2023 Video August 9, 2023 Agenda August 9, 2023 Documents August 9, 2023 Minutes August 9, 2023 Video July 12, 2023 Agenda July 12, 2023 Documents July 12, 2023 Minutes July 12, 2023 Video June 14, 2023 Agenda June 14, 2023 Documents June 14, 2023 Minutes June 14, 2023 Video May 10, 2023 Agenda May 10, 2023 Documents May 10, 2023 Minutes May 10, 2023 Video April 12, 2023 Agenda April 12, 2023 Documents April 12, 2023 Minutes April 12, 2023 Video March 8, 2023 Agenda March 8, 2023 Documents March 8, 2023 Minutes March 8, 2023 Video February 8, 2023 Agenda February 8 2023 Documents February 8, 2023 Minutes February 8, 2023 Video January 11, 2023 Agenda January 11, 2023 Documents January 11, 2023 Minutes January 11, 2023 Video December 14, 2022 Agenda December 14, 2022 Documents December 14, 2022 Minutes December 14, 2022 Video November 9, 2022 Agenda November 9, 2022 Documents November 9, 2022 Minutes November 9, 2022 Video October 12, 2022 Agenda October 12, 2022 Documents October 12, 2022 Minutes October 12, 2022 Video September 14, 2022 Agenda September 14, 2022 Documents September 14, 2022 Minutes September 14, 2022 Video August 10, 2022 Agenda August 10, 2022 Documents August 10, 2022 Minutes August 10, 2022 Video Contact Information For information about the current agenda for the Historic Resources Commission please contact Alex Cole at 828-259-5638.
