Buncombe STR Ban Update
As of July 1st, we have heard no news on the proposed STR regulation for Buncombe County. At the April 22, 2024, Planning Board Public Hearing, the board voted to defer any action on STRs for 100 days or until July 31st. Since then, the board has canceled the May meeting, didn’t mention STRs at the June meeting, and canceled the July meeting. The next meeting of the Planning Board is on August 19th, 2024. We have heard from the staff at Buncombe County Planning that they have “moved on to other issues.” Our group continues to monitor this situation and will notify our members if we hear any news.
Weaverville STR Update
On June 24th, 2024, the Weaverville Town Council voted to delay adopting the STR regulations proposed by the planning board. Ultimately, the consensus among Council members was that more time and discussion was needed before adopting any new rules.
Those discussions will next occur at a joint Town Council-planning board workshop on August 20th. We hope that many of you can attend. In the meantime, we again encourage to reach out to planning board and Town Council members to express your support for continued discussions to come up with reasonable regulations, but not bans on use of a property as a STR.
