Press Release from the City of Greenville:
Greenville City Council rejected an ordinance by a vote of 4-3 that would have placed a six-month moratorium on the development of commercial and multi-family projects directly adjacent to single family homes. The ordinance was first proposed March 22.
To provide protection to neighborhoods while the City works to update its Land Management Ordinance (LMO), Council adopted a resolution to direct staff to address design and dimension standards and project and buffering requirements. The amendments apply to non-residential uses and multi-family uses that are adjacent to detached, single family homes.
The City recently adopted the GVL2040 comprehensive plan that directs future growth into higher density nodes that are connected by major corridors. GVL2040 commits to protecting the character of existing single-family neighborhoods and quality of life for neighborhood residents. The City of Greenville faces pressures created by multi-family and commercial development along major corridors that abut neighborhoods, as well as development of properties within existing neighborhoods.
The resolution directs staff to address the following development issues in the LMO, when adjacent to single family use properties:
• Outdoor activity and dining
• Commercial trash collection
• Light pollution
• Field changes to construction without Board, Commission, or staff approval
• Lot coverage allowances for non-residential properties
• Height transition for multi-family and non-residential buildings
• Setback requirements
• Landscape buffers requirements for non-residential and multi-family properties
The resolution also directs staff to study and bring back a recommendation (in 30 days) on the following development issues when adjacent to single family residential use properties.
• Traffic and noise concerns
• Stormwater controls
• Parking requirements
• Defined uses within zoning districts
City staff will create a webpage for community input. The text amendments will be submitted to the Planning Commission for review and a public hearing before coming back before City Council. The City hopes to hire an LMO consultant in June of 2021 and immediately begin the revision process with input from the community.
