Commercial district
Asheville O2 Zoning: Office II District
A district reserving areas for small to medium scale office uses compatible with adjacent uses, allowing commercial-predominant mixtures and serving as a transition between residential and commercial areas.
48 ac
mapped in this district
0.2%
of Asheville's districted land
1
governing sections
6
shared rules that apply
Where O2's rules live
The district's own sections in Asheville Code of Ordinances, Chapter 7 (Unified Development Ordinance):
- §7-8-10
Shared rules that apply in O2
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
General development and performance standards Article X (Sec. 7-10-1 through 7-10-8)19 of 41 districts
Other commercial districts in Asheville
CBD Central Business DistrictCBD EXP Central Business Expansion DistrictCBI Community Business I DistrictCBII Community Business II DistrictCOM EXP Commercial Expansion DistrictHB Highway Business DistrictNB Neighborhood Business DistrictOB Office/Business DistrictOFFICE Office DistrictRB Regional Business DistrictRESORT Resort District
Is your parcel in O2? Check an address and ask what you can build, with the section behind each answer.
Check an addressSources: 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.