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Commission backs rezoning 2394 Eaton Terrace to Industry General and removal of design overlay on Mount Gallant parcel
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended rezoning about 215 acres at 2394 Eaton Terrace from Master Plan Commercial to Industry General (IG) and removing a design‑overlay designation from a 4.92‑acre parcel at 280 Mount Gallant Road; staff said the change supports marketing the city‑owned site to higher‑paying industrial prospects.
The Rock Hill Planning Commission recommended that City Council rezone approximately 215.19 acres at 2394 Eaton Terrace from Master Plan Commercial to Industry General (IG) and remove the design overlay designation from a 4.92‑acre parcel at 280 Mount Gallant Road.
Planning staff said the parcel fronts Eaton Terrace, Mount Gallant Road and the new Palmetto Parkway interchange and that no specific development plan currently exists. Staff recommended IG to make the city‑owned site more marketable for industrial and advanced‑manufacturing prospects.
Lisa Brown, director of the City’s Economic and Urban Development department, told commissioners the city pursued certification through the State Department of Commerce’s Palmetto Sites program and completed due‑diligence work to make the site ‘‘shovel‑ready’’ for prospect consideration. "Out of that recommendation...we needed to rezone the property, because when site selectors are looking for locations for advanced manufacturing...one of the eliminating factors is zoning," Brown said, describing the decision as intended to accelerate prospect review and recruitment.
Staff said the city owns the property, and Brown said sale or lease options remain open: "All options are on the table," she said, adding the city may lease rather than sell depending on long‑term community goals. Commissioners asked whether IG would permit larger industrial uses and were told the IG district allows a range of industrial and higher‑paying commercial uses, including life sciences and manufacturing noted in the city’s marketing materials.
One commissioner flagged that removing the design overlay for city‑owned property could create parity questions for other properties that still carry the overlay; the commission discussion noted that a city decision to remove the overlay for this parcel could prompt similar requests elsewhere. After discussion, the commission moved, seconded and voted to recommend approval; the recommendation will go to City Council for consideration on April 28, 2025.
