The City’s Strategic Housing Plan, led by City staff and a volunteer steering committee, will offer strategies to increase housing availability, stabilize rental and home ownership options, and develop policies aimed at preventing homelessness. In partnership with the UNC School of Government’s Development Finance Initiative (DFI), the City is conducting a needs assessment and identifying potential affordable housing sites. This strategic housing plan project, funded by Dogwood Health Trust, began with a steering committee launched February 2024 and an Affordable Housing Summit in May with housing policy expert Shane Phillips.
Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee
Affordable housing and the development of a strategic housing plan is a priority for the Hendersonville City Council. City Council appointed a Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee to guide the plan development process.
Regular Meetings of the City of Hendersonville Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee are held Monthly on the third Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the second floor meeting room in City Hall, 160 6th Avenue East unless canceled or changed for special called meetings.
The future of affordable housing in Henderson County took center stage on Thursday, May 16, 2024, as the community gathered for the City of Hendersonville’s Affordable Housing Summit.
Updates
On December 4, 2025, the Hendersonville City Council adopted their first Strategic Housing Plan. Staff will be compiling the plan into its final document form. We appreciate all the community input and work from the Strategic Planning Steering Committee that went into the plan's creation.
The draft Strategic Housing Plan was presented to City Council on October 22, 2025. City Council will be providing their feedback with expected adoption at their December 2025 meeting.
The Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee held their workshop meeting on August 22nd. Staff and facilitators presented the concepts and strategies that had been gathered from the committee, public engagement sessions, public survey, housing experts, and best practices. Committee members provided feedback and helped prioritize items for short, mid, and long range implementation.
Learn how Hendersonville’s Community Development Department is making more housing options possible through Zoning Text Amendments!
If you would like to find out how you can use your property to create additional missing middle housing, contact Long-Range Planning Manager Matthew Manley at mmanley@hvlnc.gov 828.697.3064.
Watch the Special Called Strategic Housing Plan Meeting.
Presentation from the UNC School of Government Development Finance Initiative
Presentation regarding Strategic Housing Options
Zoning Text Amendment Update
Presentation and discussion on the draft Strategic Housing Plan
Watch the February Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee meeting for the following:
Bowen Study Update
Water & Sewer Utility Affordability Presentation
Proposed Small Lots & Flag Lots Presentation
Check out the January Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee Meeting for the following:
Hendersonville Real Estate Market Update
Community Input Report
Our State, Our Home Grant
Strategic Housing Plan Update
Watch the December Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee Meeting for presentations on Hendersonville Housing Authority, WNCSource and Landlord-Tenant Law.
The UNC School of Government Development Finance Initiative (DFI) has conducted a housing needs assessment for the City of Hendersonville.
Watch the presentation from the November Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee meeting. A big takeaway is that Henderson County has demand for 10,000 housing units over the next five years.
The Strategic Housing Plan Committee’s regular meeting schedule is the third Monday of each month at 4:00 PM and staying involved just got easier! The meetings have been moved to a larger room at City Operations (305 Williams Street) to accommodate partners and community members who want to learn alongside our committee throughout the process.
The committee meetings held at Operations will now offer virtual viewing options through Zoom. Visit the event calendar for login details.
For the June 17th Meeting, we are expecting a representative from the UNC School of Government’s Development Finance Initiative (DFI) to go over the technical assistance they can provide in assisting our City with identifying and prioritizing sites for future affordable housing development. Tune in or join us in person on Monday, June 17th at 4:00 PM.
