Planning and Community Development

DEPARTMENT UPDATES

Ecusta Trail Public Comment/Input

Please click the link below to review the NCDOT plans for the Ecusta Trail project. This will also allow you to give your input to NCDOT on the project as well. (https://publicinput.com/ecustatrail)

Ecusta Trail Maps (NCDOT)

Teresa Buckwalter, Multimodal Transportation Planner, Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. (does not work in NCDOT)

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 828.719.0177

Asheville Highway Roundabout Concept (NCDOT)

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 Asheville Highway Roundabout Plans

PLANNING

North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 160D updates to Transylvania County's land use ordinances. click here

We oversee all land use ordinances and provide guidance for property development in Transylvania County, excluding the City of Brevard and its Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (with the exception of farmers in the ETJ).  The Transylvania County Planning Board is currently reviewing and updating existing land use ordinances in accordance with their by-laws. 

Additionally, we provide guidance, personnel and administrative support to the following appointed county advisory boards:

• Transylvania County Planning Board and Board of Zoning Adjustment
  • Drafts and presents ordinances to the Board of Commissioners
  • Developed the county's 2025 Comprehensive Plan
• Joint Historic Preservation Commission (JHPC)
  • Reviews and recommends historic structures for local and national designations
  • Administers grants for historic preservation
  • Educates the public on value of historic preservation
• Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)
  • Reviews current road conditions and NC DOT projects
  • Participates in comprehensive transportation planning
  • Encourages community involvement at TAC meetings
• Cedar Mountain Small Area Planning Committee (No Longer Active)
  • Advise the small area planning process for the Cedar Mountain community
  • Make recommendations to the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners
  • Cedar Mountain Small Area Plan Survey

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

We empower our community to shape its future by facilitating the engagement of our citizens and public sector groups for the purpose of creating a more functional society and improving our own social, economic and environmental situation.  

• Community Appearance Initiative
• Comprehensive Plan for Transylvania County through 2025
• Community Centers
• Historic Preservation
• Grant Writing and Support
• Active Transportation

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