Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing | October 8, 2026

The City of Greenville, South Carolina Board of Zoning Appeals held a public hearing on October 8, 2026. The board approved variance V 26-761 for Robin and Justin Lane to reduce the side-yard setback from 10 feet to 5 feet for a carport at 7 Hunley Lane. Staff cited the lot’s unusual shape, sewer easement, and floodplain constraints; the motion passed by roll call vote.

The board also considered Magnolia Park’s appeal concerning a denied commercial alteration permit for a proposed small-format IKEA in a roughly 60,000-square-foot vacant retail space. City staff maintained that a site plan and traffic mitigation—including an additional exit lane—must be approved and completed before occupancy, citing anticipated traffic impacts on congested Woodruff Road. Magnolia Park offered to fund the lane, estimated at about $1.5 million, and proposed a performance bond, while disputing that the improvements had to precede occupancy. The board denied the appeal, finding it untimely and that the cited city attorney emails were not appealable determinations. No public procurement, contract award, or public spending allocation was identified; the proposed lane was a private development commitment.