Industrial district

Asheville LI Zoning: Light Industrial District

The Light Industrial District reserves land for existing and future light industrial, office-warehouse, and related activities, with development standards that protect adjacent districts from the impacts of more intense development types.

11 ac

mapped in this district

0.0%

of Asheville's districted land

governing sections

shared rules that apply

Where LI's rules live

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

§7-8-21

Shared rules that apply in LI

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

Outdoor lighting standards §7-11-108 of 41 districts

Other industrial districts in Asheville

CI Commercial Industrial District IND Industrial 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.