Amends SL 1931-121, Section 6, the Charter of the City of Asheville, as follows. Requires staggered terms of the city council members to begin following the 2019 election, with those three persons elected to council from District 1, District 2, and from the City at-large to serve four year terms to expire in 2023, and the other three persons elected to council from District 3, District 4, and District 5 to serve two year terms to expire in 2021. Requires one council member to be nominated and elected from the City at-large. Five council members must reside in and be elected from five separate districts, as created in the act. Provides that if any voting tabulation district boundary is changed, that change must not change the boundary of a district. Sets out the boundaries of the five districts. Specifies that the mayor must be nominated and elected from the City at-large.

Repeals SL 1969-165 which required all members of the city council to be elected for terms of two years.

Specifies that nothing in this act affects the authority of the City of Asheville to annex any property; annexed property must be assigned in accordance with Section 6(c) of the Charter of the City of Asheville.