Greenville County Planning Commission approves industrial rezones, denies multiple residential and PD changes
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The Planning Commission on Jan. 28 recommended approval of two industrial rezones and denied several residential and PD major-change requests, citing plan consistency and open-space concerns; votes and motions were forwarded to County Council as applicable.
The Greenville County Planning Commission on Jan. 28 voted on several rezoning applications and subdivision requests, approving industrial rezonings and rejecting proposals the staff said conflicted with the county comprehensive plan or threatened required open space.
Staff presented CZ2026-001 (506 & 508 South Buncombe Road; 1710 Hood Road, Greer), filed by Gregory Ashmore of SR Mulch and Grinding Inc. for Etowah LLC, proposing an I-1 industrial recycling-processing use. Staff recommended approval as consistent with the Greenville County comprehensive plan, and Miss Manning moved to accept the staff recommendation; the commission approved the motion by voice vote.
The commission denied CZ2026-002 (Pebble Creek PD major change, applicant Sergei Tushko for Stone Ridge Golf LLC). Staff recommended denial because the proposal would reallocate community recreation acreage to residential use and staff record review showed approximately 165 acres of open space in the PD compared with an original 183.4 acres. Commissioners questioned the source of the 18-acre discrepancy and the effect of reallocating open space; the motion to deny carried on the record.
For CZ2026-003 (333 Gibson Drive), applicant Michael Fernandez sought rezoning to R-15 for single-family development on 66.12 acres. Staff recommended denial, citing the comprehensive plan's 'suburban edge' designation and concerns about road frontage and access. Miss Manning made the motion to accept staff's denial; the motion passed with one recorded 'No' by Mister Hammond.
The commission approved CZ2026-004 (2706 White Horse Road), a request from Samuel Hamburger of Parliament Companies LLC to rezone an 11.36-acre site from C-2 commercial to I-1 industrial for warehousing and manufacturing. Staff cited prior industrial use, rail access and plan consistency in recommending approval; the commission approved the staff recommendation.
Commission actions on these dockets were motions placed on the record and will be forwarded as recommendations to County Council's Planning and Development Committee for its decision.
The meeting concluded zoning business and moved to subdivision matters and other staff reports.
