Planning commission backs Neighborhood Commercial rezoning at 2102 Eden Terrace for small office use

The Rock Hill Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council approve rezoning 0.75 acres at 2102 Eden Terrace from residential single‑family RSF‑40 (York County) to Neighborhood Commercial.

Staff said the property is currently developed with a single‑family home and that the applicant proposes converting the building to a business/professional office (State Farm). Staff noted required site improvements would include paved parking, streetscape landscaping, and a buffer along the single‑family residences to the south and east; the applicant would be required to extend the existing sidewalk along Mount Gallant Road across the site frontage. Staff recommended approval, saying the change would close a "donut hole" in city limits and allow smaller, low‑traffic commercial uses that serve the surrounding area.

Applicant Carlo Nesse described the proposed office as a "very low impact" use: "Most of our business is done over the phone, or communicating electronically," he said, adding that the existing building already has city water, sewer and power service. He also told commissioners that his current office on Anderson Road receives only a few in‑person customers.

Commissioners asked about driveway location relative to the intersection and whether nearby homes would remain in York County; staff confirmed the adjacent white‑shaded parcels on the map remain county properties. One commissioner expressed concern about removing a home from the housing stock in a tight market and about visual changes at the corner should the site be signed as a corporate office; the applicant said he plans to maintain a neighborhood scale and to put parking to the rear where feasible.

A motion to recommend approval carried 6‑0. The Planning Commission’s recommendation will go to City Council for first reading April 28, 2025.