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Committee denies AG rezoning request for 109 Glenmont Lane, asks staff to seek alternatives
Summary
The Greenville County Planning & Development Committee voted to deny an application to rezone 109 Glenmont Lane from R-12 to AG after staff warned the change would conflict with the comprehensive plan and could allow farm animals near established suburban homes. Members asked staff to explore text amendments to permit limited home-based agriculture under R-12.
The Greenville County Planning & Development Committee on April 6 voted to deny a rezoning request for 109 Glenmont Lane that would have changed the propertys designation from R-12 to AG (Agricultural Preservation).
Planning staff told the committee the 6.57-acre site is surrounded by established suburban subdivisions and that a rezoning to AG would conflict with the county comprehensive plan and could permit activities the surrounding residents oppose. "Staff is of the opinion that successful rezoning to AG Agricultural Preservation District would not be consistent with the county comprehensive plan," a staff presenter said.
Committee members repeatedly raised the prospect that an AG designation could allow farm animals and related commercial activity near neighboring homes. One committee member said the parcels topography and flood plain limits already constrain usable acreage: "three fourths of the parcel was pretty much not able to be used because of flood plain," the member said, adding concerns about vehicle access and equipment traffic from agricultural operations.
Several members said they were sympathetic to the applicants desire to farm the property but worried that AG zoning could permit future owners to run larger-scale livestock operations. A different committee member suggested staff pursue an alternative that would allow limited, non-animal urban agriculture under the propertys existing R-12 zoning. Planning staff confirmed they are exploring text amendments with the Board of Zoning Appeals that could permit some agricultural uses as home-based businesses without authorizing commercial animal operations.
After discussion, a committee member moved to deny the rezoning; the chair called for a voice vote and the motion carried. The committee recorded the denial and instructed staff to follow up on potential regulatory or text-amendment remedies that might permit the applicants intended operations while protecting adjacent neighborhoods.
Committee next steps: staff will continue work on potential text amendments and report back; the denial closes CZ2026-016 for this meeting.
What this means: The denial preserves the parcels R-12 status. Staff said any future change that would add restrictions or new uses would require formal text amendments and public hearings.
