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Residents urge denial as Greenville County Planning Commission reopens Owens Glen approval
Summary
After County Council requested reconsideration, the commission voted to reopen the 2024 Owens Glen preliminary-plat approval. Dozens of residents urged the commission to deny the plan, citing conflicts with the comprehensive and Piedmont area plans and safety concerns on narrow county roads.
The Greenville County Planning Commission voted to reconsider its 2024 preliminary approval of Owens Glen after County Council asked the commission to take another look.
At the start of the discussion the chair said counsel recommended the commission consider reconsideration; commissioners moved and seconded a motion to reopen the prior approval. Staff had described Owens Glen (PP2024109) as a rural-conservation preliminary plan proposing 288 lots on 121.41 acres, with access from North Flat Rock Road and Owens Road and conditions recommended for floodplain confirmation, left-turn lanes and traffic improvements to be installed after 40 lots are recorded.
Amy McCord, who said she spoke for “a large group of Greenville County residents,” told the…
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