Commercial district

Asheville CBI Zoning: Community Business I District

A commercial district providing areas for medium-density business and service uses serving several residential neighborhoods, sensitive to pedestrian populations while providing adequate and safe vehicular access, located primarily along streets serving multiple neighborhoods.

164 ac

mapped in this district

0.6%

of Asheville's districted land

governing sections

shared rules that apply

Where CBI's rules live

The district's own sections in Asheville Code of Ordinances, Chapter 7 (Unified Development Ordinance):

§7-8-12

Shared rules that apply in CBI

Table of permitted uses (use-by-district matrix) §7-8-1(d)41 of 41 districts

Parking, loading, and access standards §7-11-241 of 41 districts

Landscape and buffering standards §7-11-341 of 41 districts

Open space standards §7-11-440 of 41 districts

Sidewalk requirements §7-11-831 of 41 districts

Other commercial districts in Asheville

CBD Central Business District CBD EXP Central Business Expansion District CBII Community Business II District COM EXP Commercial Expansion District HB Highway Business District NB Neighborhood Business District O2 Office II District OB Office/Business District OFFICE Office District RB Regional Business District RESORT Resort District

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Sources: Asheville Code of Ordinances, Chapter 7 (Unified Development Ordinance); City of Asheville “Zoning Districts” layer, last edited Oct 21, 2026. Research only, not legal advice. Back to Asheville zoning.