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    Greenville City Council is considering a six-month moratorium on some multifamily and non-residential projects, a move that would effectively halt new construction on about 2,800 acres next to single-family homes.

    City Council discussed the measure at length Monday night, with some councilmembers in support and others looking to alternatives to stem the city's tide of growth.

    The reason for the potential moratorium? Commercial creep.

    Commercial construction has caught up to Greenville's residential neighborhoods due the city's land-management ordinance that lets developers link multiple land parcels, according to a news release emailed Monday by city government spokesperson Beth Brotherton.

    Rapid development and inconsistent land-use regulations strain infrastructure and resources such as roads and emergency services, according to the news release. It also erodes neighborhood character, increasing noise and litter and decreasing available parking, the news release said.

    The city is presenting the moratorium as an opportunity to "push pause," a chance to review and update the city’s land-management ordinance, which was last revised almost 14 years ago.

    While the measure was presented for action Monday night, councilmembers decided to table the moratorium until April 26 — a move that will buy time and allow leaders to talk to developers and neighborhood associations.


    The moratorium would apply to land where new multifamily, service, industrial and commercial construction would be directly adjacent to single-family homes. There would still be about 6,150 acres where developers could continue to build, including downtown, the Unity Park area and single-family zone districts.

    The following would not be impacted:

    Properties in the central business district, existing planned developments and Unity Park neighborhood zone districts.
    Single-family homes
    Single-family townhomes and duplexes
    Assisted living facilities
    Properties with prior approval
    Projects with active applications

    The moratorium dovetails with the city's comprehensive plan, GVL 2040, where officials seek to implement a new growth pattern of nodes, or higher density pockets scattered throughout the city and connected by major roads.

    More:Greenville aims to change how the city grows in GVL 2040 plan considered by council

    The moratorium would be a strict measure. The plan got little support from attendees at the council meeting Monday night.

    Frank Hammond, who works with Colliers International, a real estate management company called the moratorium "a lose-lose deal" where the city turns off potential investors and loses its competitive edge to attract economic growth.

    "This is not a light switch you cut off for 30 days and then cut back on," he said.

    "Do not let this genie out of the bottle," he said. "You will not get it back in."

    Chris Bailey with the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors said the organization has a standing policy to oppose moratoriums.

    "We could easily see — and we fear — this moratorium being extended well beyond six months," he said.

    Councilmembers debated the effectiveness of the measure as well as the timing of the council's decision to adopt it.

    Councilmembers John DeWorken and Dorothy Dowe raised concerns about rushing through the moratorium without community discussion.

    While they, too, expressed a desire for transparency, councilmembers Lillian Brock Flemming and Ken Gibson pushed for action Monday night.

    "For those people who say they're so concerned, they need to go to my district and look at it," Flemming said. "Thirty or 40 years ago when there was a lot of single family homes over there — now they're all changing to duplexes, multiplexes, you name it... and the people who live there cannot even afford to live there."

    Gibson said he has multiple areas in his district that suffer from commercial creep.

    But, "I do not know what a delay gets us in terms of the purpose of this in the first place," Gibson said.

    The council will consider the moratorium again on April 26 after receiving feedback from developers, the GVL 2040 steering committee and neighborhood association presidents, members decided.

    Clemson City Council is considering a similar measure. That council will vote Thursday on a proposal to indefinitely ban construction of apartment complexes, townhomes and mixed-use buildings.

    The city of Mount Pleasant near Charleston, which already had a moratorium on apartment developments, also cut back on permits issued for residential construction in January.

    Macon Atkinson is the city watchdog reporter for The Greenville News. She's powered by strong coffee, long runs and good sunsets. Follow her on Twitter @maconatkinson. Subscribe to The News by visiting greenvillenews.com/subscribe.

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    “Inconsistent land use regulations” is one half of Greenville county’s nutshell. The other half is “ignorant employees making shit up as they go along”.

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    My bet is that the locals are getting their feelings hurt that the out of towners are making all the money. Too much attention on Greenville has made participation in the development an expensive proposition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tater View Post
    “Inconsistent land use regulations” is one half of Greenville county’s nutshell. The other half is “ignorant employees making shit up as they go along”.
    It’s been like that in that hell hole since the late 80’s/early 90’s.
    Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy but they're definitely dirty. But, a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way.


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    It’s pitiful.

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    From listening to contractors that work in both our water district and for greenville water, they're making it almost impossible to get construction permits.
    Last edited by Drakey; 03-23-2021 at 03:19 PM.

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    City of Greer/Mauldin/Simpsonville applaud these efforts, and will take one for the team and accept these developments.

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