article 2 design and development standards - Spartanburg County

2. Applicabilityminimize conflicts between different uses. It is the County’sintent to adopt design standards that will enhance andimprove the compatibility of new developments and uses withexisting properties. Thus the County has adopted these newstandards and a review process to ensure that newcommercial and industrial development located within closeproximity to a residential neighborhood or use is designed andbuilt to enhance the compatibility of the uses and thecharacter of the area.A. GenerallyTriggers - The review process and design standards of thissection shall apply to any commercial or industrialdevelopment on a parcel which is:• within 250 feet of 3 or more parcels containing individualbuilding(s) used as single family residences havingbeen owner occupied within the last three years(measured lot line to lot line) unless separated by afour-lane roadway or rail line, or• within 500 feet of a property listed (measured lot line tolot line) on the National Register of Historic Placesunless separated by a four-lane roadway or rail line, or• within 500 feet of the closest lot line of any establishedresidential area (measured lot line to lot line) unlessseparated by a four-lane roadway or rail line, whichincludes:o any property line of an approved subdivision thatincludes 25 or more lots designated for residentialuse provided that the subdivision is at least 50%occupied, or lots are being actively marketed, orconstruction activity has taken place in the pastthree years, or plat has been approved within thelast six months.B. Adequate Separation Exception - If, due to the configuration ofparcels and the improvements existing on or anticipated to bebuilt thereon, the commercial or industrial improvements(including driveways, parking lots and signage) will lie more than:2-39