Here’s a recap of the Sept. 15 meeting of Greenville’s Planning Commission.
The board approved plans to annex and rezone 5.5 acres located at 1067 Keys Drive from R-20 single-family residential to R-9 a single-family residential. This was approved with no comments from the board.
An application by the city of Greenville for a 75% method annexation and rezoning of 6.9 acres on Chestnut Street from R-7.5 single-family residential and R-10 single-family residential to R-6 and R-9 single-family residential.
The applicant asserted the annexation would lower property taxes, reduce water charges by one-third, reduce vehicle property taxes by 7%, and deliver faster police response times.
The 75% petition method for annexation requires the assent of 75% of the property owners in the area seeking annexation. The properties must also be contiguous to the existing municipal boundaries.
In considering the proposed annexation, the board heard from several people during the public comment portion of the meeting who said they also lived on Chestnut Street and were not aware of the rezoning and annexation and did not feel represented by the petition.
The board confirmed that although someone might live on Chestnut Street, that property might fall outside the area being considered for annexation.
While some neighbors favored the annexation for safety reasons, like being eligible for street lamps or gaining faster police response, and complained about squatters in an abandoned house, speeding, and aggressive stray animals, other residents said they never experience those issues. They said they would like to remain in Greenville county and not be annexed into the city. Many residents also spoke about gentrification and being pushed out of neighborhoods.
In light of these concerns, the applicant agreed to defer the application to the next planning commission meeting in November and to schedule a neighborhood meeting to address the concerns prior to that meeting.
The final development plan (FDP) for a proposed multi-family residential development in Greenville’s water tower district was approved.
The planning commission had approved the Johnston Design Group’s plans to rezone 1.4 acres from S-1 and RM-1 to PD, but required the applicant to submit the FDP for approval.
Located at 1007 Hampton Avenue, the project is intended to be a mixed-use development of an apartment building with 6 affordable units, 5 workforce housing units, and 44 market-rate units. The historic Thompson Automotive building located there will be used for commercial tenants and received a certificate of appropriateness from the Design Review Board‘s neighborhood panel.
Mary Johnston, president of the neighborhood association, spoke for the neighborhood for approval of the project.
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