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Council approves split rezoning for Montague Avenue; neighbors voice traffic and density concerns
Summary
Greenwood County Council approved rezoning ~11.74 acres on Montague Avenue to a master-planned residential (NPR) designation, reducing potential density from 12 to 4 units per acre; the proposal passed 6–1 after an extended public hearing marked by resident opposition over traffic, buffering and property values.
Greenwood County Council voted 6–1 on March 17 to approve Ordinance 26-14, rezoning portions of three parcels on Montague Avenue (approx. 11.74 acres) from C-2 general commercial to NPR (master-planned residential) while leaving the rear tracts as R-1.
The change modifies the front portions of three split-zoned parcels and imposes NPR standards that, as presented by deputy county manager Rob Russian, limit development to a maximum of 4 units per acre compared with the existing C-2 allowance the county said could support up to 12 units per acre.
Why it matters: The rezoning reduces the theoretical density the property owner could build under current zoning and attaches NPR design standards to the front portion of the site. Neighbors said the…
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