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Why it matters: These projects affect park and recreation access and neighborhood aesthetics; the tree plantings were the result of public–private partnerships and volunteer labor.

City staff said the deck at the Needmore Community Center is complete and available for outdoor activities. Staff also described a planting of about 60 red, white and blue azaleas at Veterans Park as a patriotic installation. The city reported a partnership with Clemson University’s \"TD’s for Trees\" program, Trees Upstate and Schneider Tree Care and volunteers from the Centennial Lions Club and Gap Creek Club to plant 21 trees at the Greer Golf entrance and along the course.

Staff also noted a local chef who appeared on a national television competition and encouraged residents to sample the restaurant at Greer Golf.

On appointments, the council was informed of an open seat on the Board of Zoning Appeals for District 3 after an effective resignation; staff said no candidate was available for nomination at the meeting.

Ending: Staff said they will continue outreach and bring appointment candidates forward when available; parks and recreation projects will remain open to the public per normal schedules.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","COUNCIL MEETING 3/11/2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff reported completion of a deck at Needmore Community Center, a patriotic planting at Veterans Park and tree plantings at Greer Golf in partnership with Clemson and local volunteers. Council noted a vacancy on the Board of Zoning Appeals for District 3.","taxTitle","Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina","taxId",53277,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6638814,"Greer council approves annexations, receives multiple zoning items at March meeting",236,1798000,2034000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2569920-3a8a383120984e201300e6f9386cf9fc&start=1798&end=2034","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2569920-3a8a383120984e201300e6f9386cf9fc/thumbnail_1798000.jpg","/articles/6638814/Greer/Greenville-County/South-Carolina/Greer-council-approves-annexations-receives-multiple-zoning-items-at-March-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6638814-442c77066e834f4ebed7cf5a2019b0fc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190058&Signature=Wy~U5krxKeKGBq~EBxD6BqpdbuCjLxL~Bf62pJO6McBHWLE7x1Shd7P00U415YaXNk2YYdCGJ3vF-sXPIEdU~lzG~Bm-73iRKceOCwrEciUZh9AL1Q8EFt3RaVR98lBwvfvTNAk1cMKwVClpOvb9KrA0nyPrIjoOz47QJdw7Fil2B2brbjbYI-pj-~4Q1EKndy2rtcB-Z7uhHUUk8nYyp8wiQRW~p5wUepNJb7rr0mHpMK7yIGNojnHrTat28s~dCRgQ3KHfnDoU5bCJdK0B6xqxPRjfXy4WPl6drswXD8EezVHLrUjEe1EQ25MoiM46hmhvICQh5schCNtA9jhidw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its March 2025 meeting, the Greer City Council approved second-and-final reading of two annexation ordinances and took first-reading action on three additional land-use items, according to motions and roll-call votes recorded in the meeting minutes.

Why it matters: Annexation and rezoning alter who provides services and the zoning rules that apply to property, affecting development potential, future taxation and service connections.

Votes at a glance:

- Ordinance No. 7-2025 (second and final reading): Annexation of a portion of property owned by Graydon Properties LLC at 1522 South Highway 14; zoning: regional center. Planning staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval; the council voted yes on second-and-final reading (recorded votes: Mr. Booker, Mr. Hoefer, Councilman Lee Dumas, Mr. Bettis, Ms. Albert and Mayor Danner).

- Ordinance No. 8-2025 (second and final reading): Annexation of city-owned properties on South Highway 14 and South Buncombe Road; zoning: regional center. Planning Commission recommended approval; council approved on second-and-final reading with the same recorded affirmatives.

- Ordinance No. 9-2025 (first reading): Rezoning of 105 Ballenger Avenue from suburban neighborhood to traditional neighborhood (docket RZ25-02). Planning staff recommended approval; council received first reading (recorded yes votes from Mr. Booker, Mr. Hopper, Councilman Lee Dumas, Mr. Bettis, Ms. Albert and Mayor Danner).

- Ordinance No. 10-2025 (first reading): Rezoning of 301 Arlington Road from commercial general to traditional neighborhood (docket RZ25-04) to permit townhomes; planning staff recommended approval and council received first reading.

- Ordinance No. 11-2025 (first reading/annexation): Annexation and zoning of 333 Ginhouse Road (docket AN2054) to suburban neighborhood to permit a connection to sewer; staff indicated the existing house will remain and the applicant sought sewer connection; council received first reading.

All recorded roll-call votes taken during these items were affirmative for the motions to receive or to approve the ordinances as presented; no roll-call 'no' votes were recorded in the transcript for these items.

Ending: Items received for first reading will return per the city’s ordinance schedule; annexations approved on second-and-final reading take effect per statutory timelines and filing requirements.","The Greer City Council approved second-and-final reading of two annexation ordinances and received first readings on three other land-use items during its March 2025 meeting; votes were recorded by roll call.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6638819,"Council receives first reading to rezone 105 Ballenger Avenue; owner outlines renovation and parking plans",759,1037000,1796000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2569920-3a8a383120984e201300e6f9386cf9fc&start=1037&end=1796","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2569920-3a8a383120984e201300e6f9386cf9fc/thumbnail_1037000.jpg","/articles/6638819/Greer/Greenville-County/South-Carolina/Council-receives-first-reading-to-rezone-105-Ballenger-Avenue-owner-outlines-renovation-and-parking-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6638819-46ca44df06f0e0f0dcfe23e4d58c8e95/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190058&Signature=Z1auXXRiemljYUiTUJny6wiwE~TQ1b8wINg~--~5ESArmIkfpjEsiO88z1DK1e67zftNcKRNcnzBWG29-nN~AjOylkIO6I7rWQC3xDPdNgMb7xaGCsvXvRIbrxYcN1gaC4PP7Yq5m4nhayRN-78~82gT8jDx6Nu7sFUc0N~jVcTFADS3RM4EeR22p8DSB5HkX4XafdA6Ce89Gm~gHA7KW6sJs~m~8U4y0alsV3Nxkw9-9rX8s6G~xp8xbPQTpFgvpxxF0~MCACyBE1S6L1z6S3pgbhPCRJYaoUldb55eeugSZWuzV2gZUHi3BOkbpyrTDu3-Ekb7YNgGpycsVezmSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Greer City Council received first reading of Ordinance No. 9-2025 on a motion at its March 2025 meeting to change the zoning of 105 Ballenger Avenue from suburban neighborhood to traditional neighborhood, a reclassification staff said is compatible with surrounding uses and would allow the owner to make planned additions without special exception.

Why it matters: The requested change raises allowable density and reduces minimum lot-size and setback requirements. Planning staff said rezoning would bring the existing duplex into legal conformity and permit two planned one-bedroom additions; rezoning could also increase the parcel’s potential density from the suburban limit of 4 dwelling units per acre to as many as 10 dwelling units per acre under the traditional neighborhood rules.

Planning staff (identified in the meeting as Ms. Dahl) said the parcel is approximately 2.24 acres and contrasted the two zoning districts: suburban neighborhood requires a 10,000-square-foot minimum lot for detached residential and side setbacks of 10 feet with 4 dwelling units per acre, while traditional neighborhood reduces minimum lot size to 5,000 square feet with 5-foot side setbacks and allows densities up to 10 dwelling units per acre. Ms. Dahl also said the parcel is in the downtown transitional overlay, where the parking standard is one space per dwelling unit.

Ross Skinner, the property owner, told the council he plans to \"gut\" and renovate the building to address electrical, plumbing and structural issues and add the two one-bedroom additions. \"My whole plan was to fix it up, make it nice,\" Skinner said. He described current parking configurations and said his family had tested parking layouts; he said one side of the lot currently has concrete wheel strips and the other side is gravel and that he may concrete a portion to allow for two side-by-side spaces.

Council members asked several questions about parking access to the rear of the property, whether gravel drives could remain, and how the additions would affect existing driveways. Planning staff said access to at least one driveway to the rear would remain and that gravel drives can stay. Council members also discussed character of the street and street parking availability.

A motion to receive first reading of Ordinance No. 9-2025 carried on a recorded roll call with affirmative votes from Mr. Booker, Mr. Hopper, Councilman Lee Dumas, Mr. Bettis, Ms. Albert and Mayor Danner.

Ending: The rezoning request moves forward; the council received first reading and the matter will return for subsequent action per the city’s ordinance schedule.","The Greer City Council received first reading of an ordinance to rezone 105 Ballenger Avenue from suburban neighborhood to traditional neighborhood. Planning staff said the request would make a duplex and pending additions legal-conforming; the property owner described plans to gut and renovate the building and addressed council parking concerns.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6638824,"SBA reopens disaster loan filing window; Greer to share application details with residents",239,408000,647000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2569920-3a8a383120984e201300e6f9386cf9fc&start=408&end=647","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2569920-3a8a383120984e201300e6f9386cf9fc/thumbnail_408000.jpg","/articles/6638824/Greer/Greenville-County/South-Carolina/SBA-reopens-disaster-loan-filing-window-Greer-to-share-application-details-with-residents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6638824-2b53460006ff9d080ac1fc2a67f44ebe/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190058&Signature=BqxhftLRVYANsfgAkRGYd2n4uQ-XJ3zPSjWsoMmrEwYIILHgHhFnS-l4Zv7xRelSBvbBhvGhqgd0142194qRAMf63SW017mwzEByHMv05QBWhTGfWCKEVY~U53yBdsXpoi4ZiHRHVWzO-EqNFyXEQXJkFZBKZwmj~J6hEw0xyVoqqI1FosrG-sZ4cODVfbXwDy534ZAdwE~087qkqWAYk5PoEGPwSXrHxTz0-dKxutApnRnObCKZwEQJh77jEqKC6G9I-4xKw44hSZjJow6ZvMLknFBrvR4dIQ8iG1TxQPG0~DJMFEyJ-Me0R-UqbzRZdm9BdJmE0j3t5VJKCrIOaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its March 2025 Greer City Council meeting, Arliss Green, a public affairs specialist with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), told the council the SBA had reopened application windows for disaster assistance related to incidents affected by the 2024 federal funding lapse and provided dates and contact information for applicants.

Green said the SBA offers two separate programs: a physical-damage loan for homeowners, renters, business owners and nonprofit organizations and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program for businesses and nonprofits that have suffered revenue losses even without physical damage. \"We have 1 for physical damages, and we have 1 for economic injury,\" Green said.

Why it matters: The extension gives households and businesses additional time to apply for low-interest loans and other recovery resources. Council members pressed staff to make the application details available to the public through Greer’s communications channels so residents and affected businesses can apply before the stated deadlines.

Green provided deadline information and terms during her presentation. She said the physical-damage program has an application date shown as April 27, 2025, but also stated the SBA had \"extended a little further to June 30, 2025\" for physical-damage applications; she described loan terms that include no payment and no interest for the first year and repayment terms up to 30 years. Green also gave a public contact number and said she had left business cards with city staff.

Council members and staff asked how residents and businesses could get more information. Green said applicants can apply at sba.gov/disaster and provided a contact phone number; she also said she had provided material to the city’s clerk. The council’s communications director, Michelle (identified in the meeting only by her first name and role), and other staff agreed to post the SBA information on city platforms.

No formal vote was taken. City staff indicated they would publish the SBA deadline and application instructions via the city’s regular communications channels and that the clerk had received printed materials.

Ending: SBA staff left business cards and digital materials with the clerk; residents seeking program details are to be directed to sba.gov/disaster or the contact number Green provided, and the city said it will distribute the information through its communications channels.","At its March 2025 meeting, the Greer City Council heard from the U.S. Small Business Administration that application windows for disaster assistance tied to the 2024 federal funding lapse have been reopened and extended; council members and staff said they will share deadlines and contact information with residents and businesses.","actionData","errors"]

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