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Owner seeks formal rezoning after county map error on 931 Anderson Road
Summary
A property owner told Greenville County staff that a parcel at 931 Anderson Road has been shown as R-7.5 on county maps for decades despite never having a record of an official rezoning; staff said legal counsel advised a formal rezoning to correct the map and that the owner’s 2022 variance remains valid.
Nicholas Graham told Greenville County the parcel at 931 Anderson Road has long appeared on county maps as R-7.5, though records show it was legally C-2. The matter was discussed during public hearing docket CZ-2025-059.
Staff explanation: Todd (planning staff) explained the parcel was initially zoned C-2 in 1973 and that a 1983 rezoning docket covered a number of neighboring parcels to R-7.5; the specific parcel at 931 Anderson was later shown as R-7.5 on some maps but the county has no record of a rezoning that included that parcel. “That docket in ’83 was to rezone those properties from C-2 to R-7.5… somehow there was an error in the parcel in the zoning district boundaries,” Todd said. He added the county’s legal counsel advised that the proper remedy is a rezoning request to correct the official map.
Fee waiver and variance: Staff told the owner the application fee was supposed to have been waived; staff said they would correct that and follow up with the owner. Staff also said a variance granted in 2022 will remain in place if the rezoning proceeds as requested.
Why it matters: The owner said a variance based on R-7.5 was used to permit previous work and that correcting the map will align the legal zoning record with the property’s long-standing residential context. County staff acknowledged map-coloring and boundary errors occur on occasion and recommended following the formal rezoning procedure for correction.
Next steps: The matter will proceed through the standard rezoning process; staff said they will forward public comments and the application to the Planning Commission for a recommendation.
