Buncombe County's zoning ordinance sets no vacation-rental-specific noise rule. Guest noise is instead governed by the county's general noise ordinance and, inside towns, by the municipality's own noise limits. Hosts remain responsible for guest conduct.
There is no short-term-rental-specific noise standard in Buncombe County's Zoning Ordinance. Noise complaints at a vacation rental are handled under the county's general noise ordinance in the Code of Ordinances, which restricts loud, disturbing sound, and inside Asheville, Black Mountain, Weaverville and other towns by that municipality's noise ordinance and quiet hours. Vacation rental complexes must also meet buffering standards (Sec. 78-667 and Sec. 78-678) that reduce impacts on neighboring single-family homes. Operators typically set house rules for quiet hours, but enforcement of noise itself falls to the general nuisance/noise code and law enforcement rather than a dedicated STR provision.
Excessive noise is cited under the applicable general noise ordinance (county or town) by law enforcement, not as a zoning STR violation. Repeat nuisance activity can also jeopardize a complex's conditional use permit.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Buncombe County, NC
Buncombe County has no ordinance using the word 'hoarding,' but Sec. 6-57 prohibits keeping animals in numbers or conditions that constitute a public nuisanc...
Buncombe County, NC
Buncombe County's animal code has no general wildlife-feeding ban, but it prohibits keeping wild animals (Sec. 6-61). In bear-heavy western NC, the state Wil...
Buncombe County, NC
Home composting is permitted in Buncombe County (NC). There is no county ordinance banning or licensing backyard compost piles. The county actively promotes ...
Buncombe County, NC
Buncombe County has no ordinance prohibiting artificial turf on residential property. In the Steep Slope and Protected Ridge overlays and in watersheds, howe...
Buncombe County, NC
Buncombe County does not require native landscaping on ordinary lots, but in the Steep Slope and Protected Ridge overlays, required screening trees must be n...
Buncombe County, NC
Rain barrels and cisterns are legal in Buncombe County (NC). North Carolina does not restrict residential rainwater collection, and the county encourages it ...
See how Buncombe County's noise rules rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.