Since October of 2015, County Planning Staff and Citizens from the South Greenville Area have worked together to develop a shared vision for the community. After many rounds of thought provoking discussions and community workshops, we are happy to announce the unveiling of the South Greenville Area Plan, the fruit of these endeavors. Please review the document below at your leisure and send us your comments. Staff will work diligently over the next thirty days to incorporate those comments, and will ultimately begin the process of formal adoption of the South Greenville Plan as an amendment to the Greenville County Comprehensive plan in June. Thank you for all your hard work in helping shape the future of your community!

A second round of the South Greenville County Area Plan community meetings was held during the first two weeks in November.  The purpose of these meetings was to inform citizens of what progress had been made with regard to the planning process and to seek their input with regard to some draft goals, objectives, and action items.  Two draft future land use map alternatives were also presented for the meeting attendees to discuss and to choose their preference.

PLAN PROGRESS

1. Stakeholder Meetings – staff continued to meet with the various stakeholders to understand the services and fa ...

On Thursday evening, November 3^rd, the second round of community meetings for the South Greenville County Area Plan began at Woodmont High School.  The purpose of the meeting was to inform citizens of the plan’s progress since the earlier round of community meetings last January and February.  Since that time, the staff developed the Baseline Conditions Report, worked with a committee to develop a proposed Agriculture Zoning District, and based upon both citizen and stakeholder input ...

UPCOMING MEETINGS

South Greenville County Area Plan Community Meeting
Thursday, November 3^rd starting at 6 pm
Woodmont High School Media Center
2831 West Georgia Road

South Greenville County Area Plan Community Meeting
Thursday, November 10^th starting at 6 pm
The CORE of South Greenville
8649 Augusta Road

South Greenville County Area Plan Community Meeting
Monday, November 7^th starting at 6 pm
Washington Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall)
208 Washington Church Road

After much updating, the staff has completed the Baseline Conditions Report as part of the inventory process for the South Greenville County Area Plan.  The purpose of the report is to give staff and the public a better understanding of the existing situation in the study area. In particular to the level of various development related services and their ability to accommodate growth in the future.

Based upon input from our three community meetings in the South Greenville Area, as well as responses to our online survey, the planning staff has identified the following issues as being the most important to you.

1. Rural Character -   preserving open space, agricultural lands, and maintaining single-family large lot zoning.

2. Road Conditions – are bad throughout the study area.

3. Zoning – responses ranged from zone all of the unzoned land to do not expand the zoning area.

4. Sewer – as with zoning, comments ranged from no sewer expansion to develop areas with sewe ...

Based upon comments made at our recent community meetings and online requests, we have included a summary demographic profile for our study area.  This profile  contains more information that was presented at the community meetings.  Thank you.

Click here for the summary demographiic profile.

37 Citizens attended the third community held last night, Thursday February 4^th at the Woodmont High School Media Center.  The meeting format was similar to the first two meetings with some discussion of information and development trends about the study area and an overview of  the planning process.  This was followed by an issue identification and prioritization exercise.  The top four vote getters were as follows:
• Maintain existing single-family large lot zoning
• Limit sewer to existing areas with sewer service
• Preserve Agricultural Land and Rural Character ...

22 people participated in the second community meeting held last Thursday, January 28^th at the social hall at the Washington Baptist Church.  The meeting format was similar to the first community meeting.  A lot of the folks in attendance resided in the southern portion of the study area and as a result expressed concerns about supporting the farming community and improving public safety.  The top four vote getters were as follows:

• Establish a Sheriff’s Department substation at the intersection of SC Highway 8, SC Highway 418 and US Highway 25
• Preserve Agricultural Lan ...

The South Greenville County Area Plan planning process officially kicked off Tuesday, January 26^th at 6:00 pm at the CORE.  There were 35 people in attendance at this meeting whose purpose was to listen to residents as they identified issues and concerns that the plan should address.  The meeting was comprised of two parts.  The first was a presentation of the study area with regard to its boundaries and general demographic information as well as a review of the planning process.

During the second part of the meeting, citizens were organized into three groups where discussed and listed their concerns an ...

We need your help in developing a plan for part of southern Greenville County to answer that question. The Greenville County staff will be kicking off the planning process to develop the South Greenville County Area Plan.  The study area (click here to see map) includes the area along both sides of Highway 25 South of I-185 to the intersection of SC highway 418 and SC Highway 8. This area is within the Grove Creek and Huff Creek drainage basins.

To learn more about how you can participate in the plannin ...

Below please find the initial survey to provide us your thoughts and ideas about the future of this area.  Please encourage your friends and neighbors to fill out this survey as well as check this blog from time to time.  We will also be keeping a citizen email distribution list to send out meeting notices as well as sharing information with you.

Click here to take the online survey now!

Click here for the printer-friendl ...

The planning staff at the request of Councilman Lynn Ballard is preparing to begin the planning process for the South Greenville Area Plan.  The study area (see map) comprises both the Grove Creek and Huff Creek watersheds.  The purpose of this effort will be to develop a Future Land Use Plan to serve as a guide for future growth and development in this area. 

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