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Greenville City Council approves annexations, zoning changes, code updates and $1M wastewater grant; denies rezoning at 702 East Washington
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Greenville City Council approved multiple annexations and zoning items, adopted text updates to the development code, and accepted a $1,000,000 wastewater grant from Greenville Water. The council denied a request to rezone 702 East Washington Street to MX-3.
Greenville City Council met and took votes on a series of ordinances and resolutions including annexations, rezonings, development-code text amendments and a wastewater grant. Several items passed by roll call; a requested rezoning for 702 East Washington Street was denied.
The council approved annexation and zoning for three properties and passed development-code text updates and funding actions. The council also passed a resolution related to an abandoned building site near 700 Arlington Avenue and recognized Ruth Ann Butler with a resolution of appreciation.
Votes at a glance
- Item 15a: Ordinance to annex approximately 0.68 acre at Timber Lake Drive and zone RHB — approved (roll-call: Council member Dworkin/Aye; Council member Gibson/Aye; Council member Brisington/Aye; Council member Stahl/Aye; Council member Dow/Aye; Mayor Pro Tem Fleming/Aye).
- Item 15b: Ordinance to annex approximately 9.228 acres at 2435 East North Street and zone BG — approved (same roll-call pattern: all voting Aye as called).
- Item 15c: Ordinance to rezone approximately 0.271 acre at 702 East Washington Street from RNX-X to MX-3 — denied (Council member Dworkin/No; Council member Gibson/No; Council member Brisington/No; Council member Stahl/No; Council member Dow/No; Mayor Pro Tem Fleming/No).
- Item 15d: Ordinance to rezone approximately 0.115 acre at 101 Pine Street from RHD to RNA — approved (unanimous roll-call Aye as called).
- Item 15e: Ordinance to amend Chapter 19 (text updates to the Greenville development code following the 18-month review) — approved (unanimous roll-call Aye as called). Council members and staff described changes including revised use tables, removal of certain parking maximums for churches, frontage screening along I-385/I-85, tree and buffer requirements, and a reduction of demolition-notice time from 90 to 45 days in some cases.
- Item 15f: Ordinance to modify The Alliance Planned Development District on Lawrence Road and Ackley Road (reduction of units driven by LIHTC/SC Housing restrictions and stormwater design changes) — approved (roll-call Aye as called). Council and staff discussed unit counts, stormwater detention design, and safety fencing around a detention pond.
- Item 15g: Ordinance appropriating $1,000,000 in the wastewater fund for South Downtown sewer improvements (grant funds received from Greenville Water) — approved (unanimous roll-call Aye as called).
- Item 16a: Resolution certifying an abandoned building site near 700 Arlington Avenue under South Carolina Code Annotated §12-67-100 — approved (voice vote recorded as Aye).
- Item 16b: Resolution recognizing Ruth Ann Butler for service and dedication to the City of Greenville — approved (voice vote recorded as Aye).
Context and next steps
Council members and staff noted that some approvals (notably the Alliance Planned Development modification) were tied to external funding and program limits, including caps on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) units administered by SC Housing. Items that passed will proceed to implementation steps noted by staff; for ordinances, council votes carried the requested approvals. The denied rezoning at 702 East Washington stops that change from advancing under the current motion.
Sources: Council roll-call votes and on-the-record motions during the meeting as recorded in the official meeting transcript.
