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Council approves rezoning for 102-home Greenwood subdivision, adds ban on vinyl siding
Summary
The Greenwood Common Council approved Ordinance 2607 to rezone about 30 acres for a 102-home single-family subdivision and adopted an amendment prohibiting vinyl siding. The plan includes trails, stormwater areas and design standards and was recommended unanimously by staff and the plan commission.
The Greenwood Common Council on April 6 approved Ordinance 2607, clearing the way for a roughly 30‑acre residential subdivision that will add about 102 single‑family homes to the south side of Wordsville Road.
Attorney Mr. Prime, representing the petitioner, told the council the revised plan includes a multi‑use trail around a retention pond, vehicular and pedestrian connections to adjacent parcels, and a mix of floor plans with homes averaging “in the mid‑$400s” and sizes from about 1,500 to 3,000 square feet. He said staff and the plan commission had given a unanimous favorable recommendation and that eight conditions are incorporated in the proposed ordinance.
Councilor Williams moved to amend the ordinance to prohibit vinyl siding in the development; Councilor Lexi seconded the motion. The amendment passed on the roll call recorded in the transcript as 8–1. After councilors asked for and received clarification about a previously approved garage bump‑out variance, the full ordinance as amended passed on final roll call recorded in the transcript as 9–0.
The ordinance and conditions require compliance with the city’s unified development ordinance (UDO) design, landscape and buffering standards, incorporate side‑load lots for at least 10% of the site, provide common open space and stormwater infrastructure, and call for trail construction consistent with Greenwood’s future trail network map.
Councilors framed the vote as the culmination of an iterative review process: the petitioner revised plans after earlier reviews and coordinated with city staff, the plan commission and neighborhood representatives. Council materials in the meeting packet list specific design and infrastructure commitments; the transcript indicates those commitments are included in the staff report and proposed ordinance.
The ordinance now moves forward as the city prepares for any required implementation steps, including final site engineering and compliance with the listed conditions.
