Here’s a recap of Greenville County Planning Commission Jan. 28 meeting:
Approved: Impact fee feasibility study
The commission reviewed whether an impact feasibility study should be conducted. Its recommendation would go on to County Council for consideration. Impact fees are one-off charges to new residential or commercial developments to help support infrastructure.
The advice given to the county was that if impact fees should be used, it should go toward the sheriff’s department, emergency medical services, and parks and recreation. That advice was met with some division considering transportation was not advised. Several members felt roads and transportation needed to be a primary focus of impact fee distribution.
The general sentiment was that a study should be conducted to include roads. The commission unanimously approved the impact fee study but to include the category of roads and infrastructure.
Denied: Bellewyn changes
Bellewyn is a returning subdivision that first came before the Commission in October 2024. It returned the following month then in March 2025, when it was met with conditional approval by the commision despite some public objection.
The development is located along South Batesville Road southwest of Greer
One of the conditions was that if the project changed its preliminary plan, then it needed to return to the commission. The developer made some changes in its land disturbance permitting phase.
The subdivision returned during this meeting with some changes and continued public disapproval. One of those changes included an additional retention pond. The public criticized its perceived lack of open space and claimed the subdivision would not match the neighborhood’s character. Additionally, the public noted that they were not made aware of changes.
The commission sided with the public, specifically about the lack of open space, and denied the application, 8-1.
Rezonings
- Rezoning at 506 and 508 S. Buncombe Road and 1710 Hood Road near Brushy Creek Road in Greer from an S-1 Services District to an I-1 Industrial District: Approved
- Rezoning at 105 Pebble Creek Drive and Kindlin Way near Pebble Creek Golf Course from a PD Planned Development District to a PD-MC, Planned Development District – Major Change: Denied
- Rezoning at 333 Gibson Drive just north of the Berea community from an R-S Residential Suburban District to an R-15 Single-Family Residential District: Denied
- Rezoning at 2706 White Horse Road in Five Forks from a C-2 Commercial District to I-1: Approved
