article 2 design and development standards - Spartanburg County

Expansion of Existing Building Exception - An expansion of anexisting commercial or industrial building which meets each ofthe following requirements:o The expansion will not violate applicable setbackrequirements or encroach into buffer areasestablished on the site.o The expansion does not involve a change in useto a use that is more intense than the existinguse;o And the expansion must meet either of thefollowing:• The expansion is in a direction away fromthe residential or other use which wouldtrigger the applicability of this section or theexpansion in the direction of such useprovided that the expansion remains 100feet off the property line and is buffered atleast to the standards found in Table 4.• An increase of not more than 30% in thefloor area of the building (however, shoulda Façade Wall be moved, the façade wallshall comply with the architecturalstandards) or the cost of anticipatedimprovements as set forth in the buildingpermits is less than 75% of the existingappraised values of the propertyimprovements as established by theSpartanburg County Assessor’s Office.• Acceptable Use Change Exception - A change of use inan existing commercial or industrial building that doesnot involve a change to a use that is more intense thanthat which has lawfully occupied the premises withinany part of the previous 48 months or, if vacant morethan 36 months, the last known use;• “Surrounded” Exception - A proposed use on a parcelwhich adjoins in all directions by any combination ofcommercial or industrial uses, four lane roadways or raillines.2-41