The City of Greenville, SC has been updating its zoning and land use regulations to help achieve a more livable city as part of the GVL2040 Comprehensive Plan.
The city held a public meeting recently to provide an update with where they are at with the thinking. Upstate Business Journal has a good synopsis.
The main points are:
- Limit the amount of land that can be developed
- City to purchase vacant land as it tries to keep a significant amount of greenspace
- Maintain the character of existing neighborhoods
- Make development more walkable – less reliance on cars
- Create more affordable housing
The city has hired CZB of Maine to help them with this planning update.
The City of Greenville, SC just released the draft of GVL2040 which is the 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
Key points that the City wants to focus on:
- Maintain Open Space – want to reserve 35% of the remaining land that is still to be developed remain greenspace.
- Affordable Housing: require that 10% of all new development be income-restricted.
- Transportation and Mobility: create other options besides cars.
GVL Today has a nice synopsis of GVL2040.