ADU Zoning Report · RM8 Asheville
Can you build an ADU at 178 Fairfax Ave?
Yes — 178 Fairfax Ave can add a detached ADU by right. A detached backyard cottage could run up to about 530 sq ft.
Based on real City of Asheville / Buncombe County zoning data — the parcel’s own permitted-use matrix and dimensional standards. No owner or tax details.
The numbers
What the zoning says about this lot.
- Zoning district
- RM8 Asheville
- Lot size
- 11,326 sq ft (0.26 acres)
- Detached ADU
- Permitted by right
- Estimated maximum size
- ~530 sq ft
- Setbacks
- 15 ft front · 6 ft side · 15 ft rear
- Maximum height
- 40 ft
The detached-ADU ceiling follows the home’s heated living area under the Asheville rule; setbacks, height and the minimum lot size are the parcel’s own dimensional standards. Every figure is computed, not estimated.
Beyond an ADU
What else this lot’s zoning allows.
A backyard cottage
By rightDetached ADUAllowed by right, up to about 530 sq ft. (~530 sq ft)
An in-home apartment
By rightAttached ADUAllowed by right, built onto or within the existing home.
A second home
By rightTwo homes or a duplexYour zoning allows two homes on this lot, side by side or as a duplex.
Up to four homes
By rightA small cottage communityYour zoning allows real density here, up to 4 homes — the makings of a small cottage court.
Townhomes
By rightAttached homesAttached townhomes are permitted by right on this lot.
See exactly where a cottage fits.
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- Real Buncombe County zoning data
This report reads live City of Asheville and Buncombe County zoning data and is provided for general guidance, not as a permit determination. Zoning standards change and site conditions vary; confirm with the jurisdiction before you build. Compact Cottages is not affiliated with Buncombe County or the City of Asheville.