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Community Appearance Commission
Overview
The Community Appearance Commission (CAC) is an advisory board that makes recommendations to Town Council on the visual appearance, community beautification, and landscape development that affect the Town.
This page includes tabs to learn more about the BOA's upcoming Meetings, Meeting Information, Membership, and Powers and Duties.
Please view the 2023 Town of Boone Meeting Calendar (PDF) to review meeting dates and associated deadlines.
Please view the Town of Boone Meeting Portal to view the agendas or minutes of upcoming or past meetings of the: Board of Adjustment, Community Appearance Commission, Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA), Historic Preservation Commission, Human Resources Commission, Planning Commission, Town Council, and Sustainability Committee.
Meetings
- 5:30 pm; 4th Tuesday of March, June, September, and December.
- The CAC is currently meeting virtually through WebEx, a video-conferencing software. Please contact the Planning & Inspections Department by email (planning@townofboone.net) or by phone (828-268-6960) for more information on how to watch or participate in the CAC meetings.
- The Board hearing packet will be published approximately one week before the meeting and can be viewed/downloaded on the Town of Boone Meeting Portal.
- Please review the meeting dates and associated deadlines in the 2023 Town of Boone Meeting Schedule (PDF).
Membership
The CAC consists of seven (7) members who are appointed by the Town Council for 3-year terms. All members shall be residents of the Town of Boone.
To the extent qualified persons can be found, the majority of members shall have special training or experience in a design field such as architecture, landscape design, horticulture, city planning, or a closely related field.
One membership position on the CAC shall be designated for an Appalachian State University student, provided that more than one Appalachian State University student position may be appointed at the discretion of the Town Council. The designated Appalachian State University student member shall serve a term of one (1) year.
To apply, please visit the Apply for a Board or Commission webpage.
Current Roster
| Board Members | Appointed | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|
| Elliot Sheehan - Commission Member | 07/13/2022 | 6/30/2024 |
| Caroline Knight - Chair | 07/13/2022 | 6/30/2025 |
| Vacant - Student Member | 6/30/2024 | |
| Vacant - Commission Member | 6/30/2024 | |
| Vacant - Commission Member | 6/30/2025 | |
| Vacant - Commission Member | 6/30/2026 | |
| Vacant - Commission Member | 6/30/2026 |
Powers and Duties
- Initiate, promote, and assist in the implementation of programs of general community beautification in the Town.
- Coordinate the activities of individuals, agencies, and organizations, public and private, whose plans, activities, and programs bear upon the appearance of the Town.
- Provide leadership and guidance in matters of community design and appearance to individuals and public and private organizations.
- Make studies of the visual characteristics and problems of the Town, including surveys and inventories of an appropriate nature, and recommend standards and policies of design for the entire area, any portion or neighborhood thereof, or any project to be undertaken.
- Prepare both general and specific plans for the improved appearance of the Town. These plans may include the entire area or any part thereof and may include private as well as public property. The plans shall set forth desirable standards and goals for the aesthetic enhancement of the Town or any part thereof within its area of planning and development regulation jurisdiction, including public ways and areas, open spaces, and public and private buildings and projects.
- Participate, in any way deemed appropriate by the Town Council and specified in the ordinance establishing the commission, in the implementation of its plans.
Please review the Town of Boone Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to read more about the Community Appearance Commission, specifically, Article 2 Administrative Mechanisms (Sections 2.03 & 2.05), The link below will take you to the Town's page dedicated to the UDO: