Formal Meeting of City Council, April 27, 2026
Denied: Rezoning at Buncombe Street and Butler Avenue from PD to MX-2, denied (failed first reading)
What happened
On April 27, 2026, Greenville denied Rezoning at Buncombe Street and Butler Avenue from PD to MX-2.
Greenville City Council DENIED first reading of an ordinance (item 15A) to rezone approximately 2.92 acres at Buncombe Street and Butler Avenue from PD (Planned Development) to MX-2 (mixed use district); the roll-call vote failed with Mayor Knox White and Council Member Dorothy D…
- Jurisdiction
- Greenville, SC
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 27, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, denied (failed first reading)
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Rezoning at Buncombe Street and Butler Avenue from PD to MX-2
Ordinance to rezone approximately 2.92 acres at Buncombe Street and Butler Avenue from PD (Planned Development) to MX-2 mixed use district. The PD was originally approved for a 237-unit senior living project (33 memory care, 70 assisted living, ~134 independent living, 7 stories) that is no longer proceeding. Property owned by Pope & Land (Atlanta), under contract. Cafe Racer fast food/drive-through was the anticipated user. First reading failed; Mayor Knox White and Council Member Dorothy Dowe voted no, citing traffic and land-use concerns at the intersection.
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Key Decisions (6)
Rezoning at Buncombe Street and Butler Avenue from PD to MX-2
Annexation of 0.63 acre on Redland Way
Abandonment of public right-of-way on Wilton Street
Appropriation for South Downtown sewer improvements
Ordinance on procedures for addressing council
Resolution for grant application to Bureau of Justice Assistance
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Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (1)
Cafe Racer restaurant at Buncombe Street and Butler Avenue
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
City is investing $372,960 in additional funding for South Downtown…
Commercial Demand
A long-vacant former senior-living PD site at Buncombe/Butler remains undevelopable…
Sentiment
Council expressed strong opposition to drive-through restaurants near residential areas…
Infrastructure
Abandonment of Wilton Street right-of-way paired with new sidewalk and…
Who spoke
14 distinct speakers; 8 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Councilmember, 3 Public, 1 Unknown, 1 Mayor, 3 Staff, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 5 Councilmember, 1 Mayor, 2 Staff.
Speaker sample: Knox White, Mayor.
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Zoning terms (16)
93 recorded timestamps
- approved (6 timestamps)
- rezoning (9 timestamps)
- residential (17 timestamps)
- zoning (20 timestamps)
- public hearing (2 timestamps)
- density (3 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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