Greenville Board of Adjustment Meeting - December 22, 2017
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Greenville Board of Adjustment Meeting - December 22, 2017
On December 22, 2017, at 9:30 AM, the Greenville Board of Adjustment met to consider two special use permit applications and finalize a written decision on a prior administrative appeal. The board also approved a continuance for a third application due to notification issues.
Agenda Changes & Continuances
- The board voted to move agenda item #3 (John Paul High School special use permit) to the top of the agenda. Staff then requested a continuance to the January 25, 2018 meeting, citing the need to mail proper written notices to property owners abutting all parcels involved in the school expansion. The applicant consented, and the board unanimously approved the continuance.
Public Hearings
1. Special Use Permit – Clifton and Sharon Williams
- Request: Place a single-wide mobile home at 1063 Benjamin Drive (tax parcel #45890) in an RA20 zone, for use by the applicant's son.
- Staff Report: The property is 0.48 acres, vacant, located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. Surrounding uses are single-family and mobile homes. No objections.
- Voting Members: Johnson, Winkler, Moretz, Glenn, Bellis, McKinnon, Godley (Faison excused due to late arrival).
- Outcome: The board found the request consistent with the comprehensive plan, health/safety, and public welfare criteria. Unanimous approval.
2. Special Use Permit – Jessica Gardiner
- Request: Operate a pet grooming, animal boarding (dogs only), and pet daycare service at 732 Southwest Greenville Boulevard, Suites 101–107 (tax parcel #37460).
- Staff Report: 2,000 sq. ft. in a multi-unit building within a CH zone. Surrounding uses include a comic shop, movie theater, and car dealerships. Staff recommended conditions: animal waste must be disposed by a certified waste company; any outdoor play area must be fully enclosed by a 4-foot or higher visual screen with a latching gate; outdoor activities must be staff-monitored; no more than three animals outdoors at once; overnight boarding indoors; compliance with all state/city codes.
- Applicant Testimony: Jessica Gardiner plans to install PVC fencing for the outdoor potty area, indoor potty stations, drainage, a UVGI HVAC system, and sound-reducing insulation (Vet Baffle) in walls and ceilings to mitigate noise. She agreed to all conditions.
- Voting Members: Same as item #1.
- Outcome: Unanimous approval with the recommended conditions.
Administrative Appeal – Written Decision
- The board considered and adopted a proposed decision and order reducing to writing its prior ruling on an administrative appeal (from the previous meeting). The chair confirmed that absent member Taft also approved the document via email.
- A discussion confirmed that the City has 30 days from the filing of the written decision to appeal to superior court, and that the decision does not affect the applicant's timeline.
Key Outcomes
- The John Paul High School application was continued to January 25, 2018.
- Both special use permits (Williams mobile home and Gardiner pet facility) were approved, the latter with conditions.
- The board approved and adopted the written decision and order for the administrative appeal.
- The meeting adjourned without further business.
Meeting Transcript
Good evening and welcome to the Thursday, December 21st, 2017 meeting of the Greenville Board of Adjustment. Madam Secretary, could you call the roll? Bill Johnson? Here. Kevin Fason. Thomas Taft Jr. Rich Winkler. Here. Michael Glenn. Here. Rodney Bullock. Ann Bellis. Here. Hunt McKinnon. Here. Dylan Godley. Here. James Moretz. Here. Mr. Chairman. All members present tonight are voting members for tonight's meeting. All right. Thank you. The first order of agenda is we need to change the agenda. And that is we need to move item number three to the top of the list. We need to have a motion to move to make that move. I hear a motion. Some move. Second. All in favor. We'll now move item number three to the top of the agenda. And Ms. Mott, do you have something to say to us? Yes, sir. Good evening, board. Good evening. All right. Um, item number three on the agenda was a special use permit to amend a previous special use by John Paul High School. Um, John Paul had originally received their first special use permit in January 22nd of 2015. Part of state regulations, notice of the hearing must be mailed to a butting property owners on December 7th. Steph mailed 179 letters to property owners surrounding the red parcel and map one. Um, due to questions from property owners abutting the yellow parcel on map two, which the applicant would like to include as part of the school, and out of abundance of precaution, um, staff will like to continue this added until the January 25th BOA meeting to make sure that proper written notifications are given to all property owners abutting all the parcels. All right, thank you. Any questions? Okay. The staff okay. Second. Okay. All in favor.
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