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Buncombe County, North Carolina enforces flood damage prevention under Chapter 34, Article II of the Buncombe County Code, administered by the Planning and Development Department's Floodplain Administrator. The county joined the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1980 under FEMA Community Identification Number 370031, with the City of Asheville participating separately under CID 370032. Following the catastrophic flooding from Tropical Storm Helene in September 2024 (when the French Broad River at Asheville crested at 24.7 feet and the Swannanoa River at Biltmore reached 26.1 feet, breaking previous records by more than six feet), the Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Text Amendment on April 22, 2026 imposing higher regulatory standards.
Buncombe County Code, Chapter 34, Article II (Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance)
Buncombe County's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance regulates development within the 100-year floodplain, including new structures, additions or changes to existing structures, grading, filling, or any other man-made change within the floodplain. A permit application with applicable review fees is required. There are floodways and non-encroachment areas in which no development can occur without...
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