What is the purpose of Zoning?
The purpose of the zoning is to promote the health, safety, community-accepted standards or morals, and general welfare of the residents of Greenville, with a view toward conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the city. Zoning regulations cover a variety of development issues including land use, dimensional requirements, parking, and signs. Zoning regulations and amendments should reflect the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. The zoning ordinance is located in Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances.
We are frequently asked, “Why is the Town involved with decisions about what I want to do on my property?” Another question, asked nearly as often is, “How could the Town allow that to happen next door to my property, or in my neighborhood?” Together, these two questions explain the need for reasonable Town regulation of private development, and also demonstrate the position in which the Town Boards and the Zoning Administrator frequently find themselves in zoning matters. The purpose of “zoning” is to separate different land uses so that different uses are compatible with each other. The development standards found in the Zoning Ordinance try to insure that private development takes place within a given area in a manner in which:1. All uses are compatible (e.g., an industrial plant is not permitted in a residential area); 2. Common development standards are used (e.g., all homes in a given area are set back the same minimum distance from the street); and3. Each development does not un
