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Council annexes four properties for warehouse, multifamily, worship and hotel development
Summary
Council approved four separate ordinances to annex property: ABI Investments (18.817 acres) for a warehouse addition, Bell Fork Village (5.753 acres) for apartments, Christ Hope Church (14.35 acres) for a 25,000‑sq‑ft place of worship, and Gateway West (1.5661 acres) for a hotel.
Greenville City Council on Sept. 11 approved ordinances to annex four properties located in different quadrants of the city, moves the city said are intended to extend municipal services and permit development proposals. Each annexation passed on unanimous 5–0 votes after city planner Chris Kelly summarized the locations and development expectations. The council approved annexation of ABI Investments LLC—s 18.817‑acre site near the terminus of West Star Street in the southwest quadrant; staff said it is expected to yield about 42,000 square feet of warehouse space and carry an estimated tax value of $4,000,000. "This property is anticipated to yield 42,000 square feet of warehouse space," City Planner Chris Kelly said during his presentation. Council members also approved annexing Bell Fork Village, a 5.753‑acre site along Old Fire Tower Road in the southeast quadrant, which staff said could yield 70–72 apartments with an estimated tax value of $14,000,000. The council approved annexation of a 14.35‑acre parcel owned by Christ Hope Church LLC along Charles Boulevard south of Thackeray Road for a proposed 25,000‑square‑foot place of worship, and it approved an annexation of a 1.5661‑acre Gateway West LLC parcel at Stansburg Road and Gateway Drive intended to support about 50,000 square feet of hotel space with an estimated tax value of $6,000,000. Kelly noted for several parcels that the sites lie in the city—s extraterritorial jurisdiction and that under "Section 6 of the city's charter" sanitary sewer could be provided even if annexation were denied. Council members asked site‑specific clarifying questions about zoning, stormwater detention (staff said 25‑year detention rules would apply where stormwater regulations are triggered), previous site conditions (one parcel was a former mobile home park that had been cleared) and access points. No members of the public spoke for or against the annexations during the public hearings. Each ordinance passed 5–0 on motions from council members (motions and seconds recorded in the meeting minutes); planning staff said they would proceed with the development review processes now that the properties are annexed.
