Mixed use district

Asheville RAD-RIV Zoning: River

River sub-district of Asheville's River Arts Form District, accommodating medium-to-large residential, commercial, manufacturing, industrial and mixed-use buildings up to five stories that conform to flood-zone protection requirements.

148 ac

mapped in this district

0.5%

of Asheville's districted land

governing sections

shared rules that apply

Where RAD-RIV's rules live

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

§7-8-29

Shared rules that apply in RAD-RIV

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

General development and performance standards Article X (Sec. 7-10-1 through 7-10-8)19 of 41 districts

Definitions, including land-use definitions §7-2-515 of 41 districts

Traffic impact analysis §7-11-614 of 41 districts

River Arts Form District: general provisions §7-8-29 §§1.0–2.27 of 41 districts

River Arts Form District: uses, parking, signs §7-8-29 §§3.0–6.07 of 41 districts

Other mixed use districts in Asheville

HR-1:CORE HR-1: Core HR-2:EXPN HR-2: Expansion HR-3:CRDR HR-3: Corridor HR-4:TRAD HR-4: Traditional HR-6:TOWN HR-6: Town HR-7:TC HR-7: Traditional Community NCD Neighborhood Corridor District RAD-IND Industrial RAD-LYH Lyman Hollow RAD-NT Neighborhood Transition RAD-OSP Open Space/Public Facilities RAD-RES Residential RAD-SHP Shopfront UP Urban Place Form District UV Urban Village 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.