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This is really starting to make me nervous - like before the crash in 2008 nervous
I live near 5 forks (about 2 miles) and all the land clearing and new subdivisions - I know jobwise we are growing but are we growing that much? I mean ones that were cleared and stalled in 2009 are still not filled up and they are destroying almost every square foot of land along Lee Vaughn. And grading. Everything for slab foundations - taking hilly land and flattening it - I have not seen anything like it and am not sure how this is cost-effective. The other thing about the clearing is we have had several trees fall I am sure challenged by having to face winds they never had to while they were growing. Nobody comes through, evaluates, and takes down trees susceptible to falling. The one was a huge tulip poplar came into my yard and was, thankfully, caught by my own tulip poplar but I know there are lots of water oaks in those woods that are weak to begin with....
I have learned our tree ordinance in Greenville County is an absolute JOKE. The subdivision going in next to ours is grading right up to the property line and that grading will kill trees belonging to our HOA. Legally. Approved.
Mind you the zoning is one thing and we knew the land was zoned R15 but the other development requirements seem slack indeed. I am so disgusted I don't know where to begin. You can't hold folks to tighetr standards than required by ordinance -- If they actually enforced and codified the plans (for example east woodruff and scuffletown road plans) then many of the issues would be resolved.
Venting but what should we do? Am I the only one feeling this way. Our current new neighbor subdivsion cleared to the max, leaving scant little - and the poor wildlife -For example a red tailed hawk hunting squirrels 20 feet from my house - they used to be in the woods.
Unfortunately this is rampant in so many places these days, and not just in Greenville. However, I do agree that there were tons of mass land clearing new subdivisions with architecturally ugly/cheap looking homes (and probably worse underneath the surface) in the area.
Look at this link. Click on the bottom tab, and fill the bottom box with subdivision.Submit, Then click PDF, it will show you the plats of the subdivisions that is up for review to be built. Hang in there Greenville.
This is why I live downtown. You can have that sprawl crap for yourselves.
Yep, there is nothing like historic streets with solid homes built 100 years ago. I can't stand subdivisions filled with particle board stick homes with plastic fixtures from China, but regardless of what we like, there is a little bit of everything for everyone here.
I will always push for the preservation of historic downtown homes and neighborhoods, that is where the true equity in ownership lies as these neighborhood typically hold their value and survive manipulated housing bubbles.
Yep, there is nothing like historic streets with solid homes built 100 years ago. I can't stand subdivisions filled with particle board stick homes with plastic fixtures from China, but regardless of what we like, there is a little bit of everything for everyone here.
I will always push for the preservation of historic downtown homes and neighborhoods, that is where the true equity in ownership lies as these neighborhood typically hold their value and survive manipulated housing bubbles.
Let us know where they are building homes that are affordable like the ones you mentioned. Although some of these older homes are available on the market, there are not enough of them for the growth that is expected in the Upstate.
Look at this link. Click on the bottom tab, and fill the bottom box with subdivision.Submit, Then click PDF, it will show you the plats of the subdivisions that is up for review to be built. Hang in there Greenville.
I know how to use that site and keep tabs on the one next to me for changes but I never saw any announcement of meetings or opportunity for public input. I thought as long as they complied with the regulations and zoning laws there was no public input.
When I called land development about the grading up to the property line which will kill our trees in a few years i was told that was perfectly legal. It is not about the application of the ordinances but about the ordinances themselves.
I agree that people need to live somewhere I just question the glut on the market as many of the subdivisions that were started in 2008 are not even complete. I would love to see ordinances requiring some percent occupancy or to fill a specific niche (like affordable homes) before building more. Kind of like having empty commercial buildings while allowing new strip malls to be built. We *can* control these things but, being where we are.............
Let us know where they are building homes that are affordable like the ones you mentioned. Although some of these older homes are available on the market, there are not enough of them for the growth that is expected in the Upstate.
Define the term affordable. Just because you can't afford it doesn't mean other people can't.
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