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Advocates, staff back stronger protections for Paris Mountain in ESDPM zoning text amendment
Summary
Residents and environmental groups backed a set of zoning text amendments to strengthen the Paris Mountain Environmentally Sensitive District (ESDPM), urging county leaders to adopt tighter density, tree preservation, lighting and short-term rental rules.
Several speakers, including environmental attorneys and Paris Mountain residents, urged Greenville County to adopt robust changes to the ESDPM (Environmentally Sensitive District — Paris Mountain) zoning provisions to better protect the mountain's habitats, water and character.
Emily Poole, Upstate staff attorney at the South Carolina Environmental Law Project, told the council the amendments offer a comprehensive way to protect Paris Mountain from habitat disruption and water-quality…
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