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Greenville County holds informational hearing on rezoning request CZ-2026-029 in Simpsonville
Summary
Greenville County held a public hearing on rezoning docket CZ-2026-029 for 15.92 acres at 913 and 919 Lee Vaughn Road and Woodruff Road in Simpsonville. Applicant representatives said the request would rezone the property from PD to R6 for about 35–36 single-family lots, reduce daily traffic versus a prior planned grocery use, and preserve floodplain areas; no public comments were offered and no vote was taken.
Greenville County held an informational public hearing on rezoning docket CZ-2026-029 for two parcels totaling about 15.92 acres at 913 and 919 Lee Vaughn Road and Woodruff Road in Simpsonville.
A county planning commissioner, John Hollings, announced the docket and described the site and surrounding zoning; staff told the committee the parcels are currently zoned PD (Planned Development) and that the applicant seeks R6 (Single-Family Residential) zoning. The applicant was identified as Jane Hinkle of GMC LLC on behalf of John Orgain of Ryland Properties LLC. No members of the public spoke for or against the request at the hearing.
Mike Lucas, the applicant’s representative with Goodwin Mills Kaywood, said the rezoning would allow about 35–36 single-family lots on roughly 15 acres and that the plan preserves about 40–50% of the site as open space, including floodplain areas toward the southern portion of the property. Lucas said the property was originally planned under the PD for a grocery store and ancillary retail and that converting to single-family homes would substantially reduce daily vehicle trips—he estimated roughly 350–360 trips per day for the proposed subdivision compared with as many as 1,500–4,000 trips per day for the previously envisioned commercial use.
A committee member asked about yield under R6 zoning. County staff responded that R6’s minimum lot size is 6,000 square feet; based on raw acreage that could theoretically yield about 116 units, but staff said realistic counts will be lower because a portion of the property lies in floodplain and contains stream buffers that limit developable area.
The hearing was informational only; staff reiterated that no vote or recommendation was taken that evening. The Greenville County Planning Commission will consider the docket and make a recommendation at its June 24, 2026 meeting; the County Council Planning and Development Committee is scheduled to discuss the case July 13, 2026. Tentative County Council reading dates provided at the hearing were first reading June 16, 2026, second reading August 18, 2026 and third reading September 1, 2026.
The chair closed the hearing after no speakers signed up, and the meeting was adjourned. The record remains open for written comments to the Department of Zoning Administration.
