City Council Work Session, September 14, 2026
Decided: Parks, Recreation & Tourism Master Plan update
What happened
On September 14, 2026, Greenville acted on Parks, Recreation & Tourism Master Plan update.
This was a City Council work session with no formal votes taken; discussion items included a possible short-term rental code amendment, a Parks/Recreation & Tourism Master Plan update, and a Greenville Police Department crime report.
- Jurisdiction
- Greenville, SC
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Decided
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsShort-term rental code
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Short-term rental code amendment discussion (residential districts)
Staff presented a framework for potentially amending the Greenville Development Code to allow short-term rentals in some or all residential districts, where they are currently prohibited. Proposed conditions included non-transferable conditional use permits, owner-occupied structures only, a two-night minimum stay, no more than two adults per bedroom, a 250-foot spacing requirement in lower-density (RH/RN) districts, a 1% cap on household units (about 200 permits for ~20,000 units), off-street parking, and a one-year suspension for violations. No vote was taken; council gave mixed feedback and no formal direction to proceed.
- non-transferable conditional use permit
- owner-occupied structures only
- two-night minimum stay
- no more than two adults per bedroom
- 250-foot spacing requirement in RH/RN districts
- 1% cap on household units recalculated annually
- off-street parking required
- one-year suspension for violations
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Key Decisions (3)
Short-term rental code amendment discussion (residential districts)
Parks, Recreation & Tourism Master Plan update
Greenville Police Department crime and survey update
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Development Activity (1)
West Greenville Community Center rebuild
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Council raised concerns that allowing short-term rentals in residential districts…
Sentiment
Multiple council members remained skeptical of loosening the short-term rental…
Infrastructure
Any short-term rental program would require at least one additional…
Commercial Demand
Greenville reports population over 82,000 with growing visitor numbers and…
Who spoke
11 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.
All speaker roles: 6 Councilmember, 3 Staff, 1 Witness, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 3 Staff, 2 Councilmember, 1 Witness, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Victoria, Staff.
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Zoning terms (9)
28 recorded timestamps
- approved (4 timestamps)
- residential (10 timestamps)
- zoning (3 timestamps)
- conditional use (1 timestamps)
- density (1 timestamps)
- adu (3 timestamps)
Decision moments (2)
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