Every town writes its own rules, and Buncombe County's live in its municipal code — 44 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION (RESERVED)
- Ch 3 — PERSONNEL ORDINANCErecently amended
- Ch u4 — Chapters 4, 5 - RESERVEDrecently amended
- Ch 6 — ANIMALS
- Ch u6 — Chapters 7—9 - RESERVED
- Ch 10 — BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
- Ch u8 — Chapters 11—13 - RESERVED
- Ch 14 — BUSINESSES
- Ch u10 — Chapters 15—17 - RESERVED
- Ch 18 — RESERVED
- Ch u12 — Chapters 19, 20 - RESERVED
- Ch 21 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 22 — EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Ch u15 — Chapters 23—25 - RESERVED
- Ch 26 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch u17 — Chapters 27—29 - RESERVED
- Ch 30 — FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- Ch u19 — Chapters 31—33 - RESERVED
- Ch 34 — FLOODS
- Ch u21 — Chapters 35—37 - RESERVED
- Ch 38 — HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- Ch u23 — Chapters 39—41 - RESERVED
- Ch 42 — HUMAN RELATIONS
- Ch u25 — Chapters 43—45 - RESERVED
- Ch 46 — MANUFACTURED HOMES AND TRAILERS
- Ch u27 — Chapters 47—49 - RESERVED
- Ch 50 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Ch u29 — Chapters 51—53 - RESERVED
- Ch 54 — PARKS AND RECREATION
- Ch u31 — Chapters 55—57 - RESERVED
- Ch 58 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Ch u33 — Chapters 59—61 - RESERVED
- Ch 62 — SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Ch u35 — Chapters 63—65 - RESERVED
- Ch 66 — STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch u37 — Chapters 67—69 - RESERVED
- Ch 70 — SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 71 — RESERVED
- Ch 72 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Ch 73 — RESERVED
- Ch 74 — TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
- Ch u43 — Chapters 75—77 - RESERVED
- Ch 78 — ZONINGrecently amended