GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

 

April 21, 2026

6:00 p.m.

 

Council Chambers

301 University Ridge, Greenville SC

 

Citizens may also access the meeting at the following web address:

https://www.greenvillecounty.org/livestream.aspx

 

1.

Call to Order

Chairman Blount

 

 

 

2.

Invocation

Councilor Shaw

 

 

 

3.

Pledge of Allegiance  

 

 

 

 

4.

Approval of Minutes

 

 

 

 

 

a.

April 7, 2026 – Regular County Council meeting

 

 

 

 

5.

Proclamations

 

 

 

 

 

a.

National Telecommunicators Month

Councilor Collins

 

b.

National Financial Literacy Month

Councilor Fant

 

c.

Start Seeing Monarchs Day

Chairman Blount

 

 

 

6.

Appearances - Current Agenda Items

 

 

Anyone wishing to make an appearance regarding a current agenda item must register on-site between 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. the evening of the meeting.

 

 

 

 

7.

Public Hearings

 

 

Anyone wishing to speak in favor or in opposition to the proposed must register on-site between 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. the evening of the meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Encroachment Ordinance Amendments

Councilor McGahhey

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Project Magnolia / Fee in Lieu of Tax Agreement

Councilor Collins

 

 

 

 

8.

Consent Agenda

 

 

 

 

 

a.

FY27 SC Opioid Relief Fund Grant (SCORF) / Grant Application

 

 

b.

Community Project Application / Duncan Chapel Fire District – Radios $3,000.00

 

 

c.

Community Project Application / MESA Nature Trail - $20,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Resolutions

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Greenville County Council’s Formal Opposition to House Bill 5071 (Transportation, Efficiency and Accountability Act)

Councilor McGahhey

 

 

 

 

 

 

A resolution expressing the Greenville County Council’s formal opposition to House Bill 5071 (the Transportation, Efficiency and Accountability Act) as amended, denouncing the unfunded mandatory transfer of state road liabilities, and demanding the preservation of local fiscal autonomy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution

 

 

 

 

10.

Ordinances – Third Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Donaldson Center Fire Service Area / General Obligation Bond Request

Councilor Collins

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ordinance to provide for the issuance and sale of not exceeding $2,000,000 Greenville County, South Carolina, General Obligation Bonds (Donaldson Fire Service Area Project), Series 2026b; to prescribe the purposes for which the proceeds shall be expended; to provide for the payment thereof; and other matters relating thereto.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinance

Financial Package

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Ordinances – Second Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Zoning Ordinances

Councilor Bradley

 

 

 

 

 

 

i.

CZ-2026-011, Property of Transit at Haywood LLC, Central Realty Holdings LLC, and WWG LLC, 401 & 435 Haywood Road and Transit Drive (Council District 23), S-1 to C-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ii.

CZ-2026-014, Property of William Fincher, 520 S. Mountain View Road and Cogin Drive (Council District 18), POD to R-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iii.

CZ-2026-016, Property of Rola Egan, 109 Glenmont Lane (Council District 24), R-12 to AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Encroachment Ordinance Amendments **

Councilor McGahhey

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 3673, the Greenville County Encroachment Permit Ordinance; and Chapter 18, Article VI. Permits, of the 1976 Greenville County Code, as amended, so as to provide clarification.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ordinance

Ordinance with Proposed Amendments (red-lined)

Cooperative Agreement

Fees and License Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.

Establish Car Wash Facility Standards

Councilor McGahhey

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ordinance to establish minimum setback and noise standards for car wash facilities in unincorporated Greenville County to protect residential areas from excessive noise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Original Ordinance

Ordinance with Proposed Amendments (red-lined)

 

 

 

 

 

 

d.

Anderson - Greenville Duke Project Multi-County Industrial Business Park Agreement Amendment / Duke Project

Councilor Collins

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ordinance to amend an agreement for the development of a joint county industrial and business Park (2010 Park) of Anderson and Greenville Counties so as to enlarge the park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinance

 

 

 

 

 

 

e.

Project Magnolia / Fee in Lieu of Tax Agreement **

Councilor Collins

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a fee in lieu of tax agreement by and between Greenville County, South Carolina and a company known to the County at this time as Project Magnolia with respect to certain economic development property in the County, whereby such property will be subject to certain payments in lieu of taxes; and other matters related thereto,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinance

Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Ordinances – First Reading

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Zoning Ordinances

Councilor Bradley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i.

CZ-2026-017, Property of Frances Bishop, 102 Boling Road (Council District 25), R-S to R-7.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ii.

CZ-2026-018, Property of Poinsett Development Partners, 25 Goldsmith Street, Poinsett Hwy, and Hammett Street Ext., (Council District 23), C-2 & I-1 to S-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iii.

CZ-2026-019, Property of Jordi Viveros & Yudy Toro, 109 Riverside Drive (Council District 18), R-20 to R-7.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iv.

CZ-2026-020, Property of Samuel J. Francis, 75 Crestview Drive (Council District 19), R-M20 to R-S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v.

CZ-2026-021, Property of Jonathan E. Chaney, 2513 Poinsett Hwy., Woodland Drive and Tindal Road (Council District 19), C-1 to C-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vi.

CZ-2026-022, Property of Augusta Grove-Greenville LLC., Old Grove Road and Bracken Road (Council District 25), I-2 to I-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vii.

CZ-2026-023, Property of Francis Bishop, 102 Boling Road (Council District 25), R-S to R-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Ordinance to Amend County Ordinance No. 2115 / Composition of the Greenville County Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee Membership *

Councilor Shaw

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 2115 to modify the composition of committee members of the Greenville County Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memo

Ordinance

 

 

 

 

13.

Committee Reports

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Committee of the Whole

Councilor Bradley

 

 

 

 

 

 

i.

Board and Commission Appointments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Committee on Finance

Chairman Blount

 

 

 

 

 

c.

Committee on Communications and Governmental Affairs

Councilor Farmer

 

 

 

 

 

d.

Committee on Planning and Development

Councilor Bradley

 

 

 

 

 

e.

Roads, Infrastructure and Public Works Committee

Councilor McGahhey

 

 

 

 

 

f.

Committee on Public Safety and Human Services

Councilor Collins

 

 

 

 

 

g.

Oversight Ad Hoc Committee

Councilor Long

 

 

 

 

 

h.

Short Term Rentals Ad Hoc Committee

Councilor Seman

 

 

 

14.

Public Comments

 

 

Anyone wishing to speak during the Public Comments portion of the agenda must register on-site between 5:15 – 5:45 pm the evening of the meeting.

 

 

 

 

15.

Administrator’s Report

 

 

 

 

16.

Requests and Motions by Council Members

 

 

 

 

17.

Adjournment

 

 

 

 

*  denotes items that are ineligible for appearances due to their having not passed through a Standing Committee

** denotes items that have a public hearing scheduled on the evening’s agenda