The Spartanburg County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a special meeting from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in Conference Room 6 of the County Administration Building. Agenda items include a review of the draft of the performance ordinance, an introduction to…
Read MoreThe Area Performance Planning Advisory Committee voted Friday to send a draft of the planning ordinance to the Spartanburg County Planning Commission for further review. The vote was an important step in the development of the ordinance – a process that has lasted more than…
Read MoreThe Area Performance Planning Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, March 16. The committee plans to review final changes to the draft ordinance and could vote as early as Friday to send the draft ordinance and maps to the…
Read MoreThe Spartanburg County Area Performance Planning Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 12 in the County Administration Building. The agenda for the meeting includes a status update, a review of requested changes, a review and discussion of road…
Read MoreThe draft of the Area Performance Planning ordinance establishes open space requirements while encouraging creativity in layout design by being as flexible as possible in the application of these standards. Improving the quality of all development activities, whether residential or nonresidential, contributes to the general…
Read MoreThe draft of the Area Performance Planning ordinance provides for the establishment of a variety of districts, including the Restrictive Development District, General Development District, Partial Restriction District and Overlay Districts. The specific uses and compatibility standards allowed in these districts are found mainly in…
Read MoreUnder the draft of the Area Performance Planning ordinance, certain roads in the county, or portions of roads, may be identified as scenic corridors. Because of their unique character, these scenic roads play an important role in environmental quality, sense of community and history, as…
Read MoreAs with the Unified Land Management Ordinance (ULMO), the draft of the Area Performance Planning ordinance allows for certain temporary uses. Under the draft ordinance, those seeking temporary uses would submit a plan for review, and after approval, shall be issued a temporary permit. The…
Read MoreLike the Unified Land Management Ordinance, the draft of the Area Performance Planning ordinance includes a section outlining penalties for violations. The new draft, however, gives clearer direction to the planning staff. In the draft, the zoning administrator or an authorized representative direct compliance, as…
Read MoreAs mentioned in the previous blog post, under the draft Area Performance Planning ordinance, the current Board of Appeals will become the Board of Zoning Appeals, continuing to handle the variance and appeals cases countywide under the Unified Land Management Ordinance (ULMO). This board will…
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