County Council District 28 Resident Survey

Your thoughts and concerns about the future growth and development in District 28 representing Southern Greenville County are important to us. This area is still largely rural in nature, but, as roads are improved and public water and sewer becomes available, there will be more pressure to develop the land. There are few land use controls in place to help determine how the area will grow (residential, commercial, etc.). There are several major traffic corridors through the district (Highway 25, Fairview Road, and Highway 418) with traffic volumes increasing annually. Now is the time to identify how this area should grow, and what needs to be done to help guide the growth in that direction. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey below. Thank you.

1) Do you live in or own property in District 28?

Yes - Continue with question 2
No Ц Skip to question 8

2) If your answer to question 1 was yes, how long have you lived in the study area?

Less than one year
1 to 2 years
3 to 5 years
6 to 9 years
10 years or more

3) What is the name of your voting precinct?

4) Where do you vote?

5) If applicable, what is the name of your subdivision?

6) What is the name of the nearest school facility?

7) How old is your subdivision?

Not applicable
More than 2 years old
2 to 4 years old
4 years or older
Still under construction

8) Where do you work?

In Greenville County inside District 28
In Greenville County outside District 28
In the City of Greenville
In Anderson, Spartanburg or Laurens County
Along I-385 corridor in Greenville County
Home occupation
Retired / unemployed

9) If you work outside of your home, how long is your commute to work?

Less than 5 minutes
5 to 10 minutes each way
10 to 20 minutes each way
20 to 30 minutes each way
30 to 40 minutes each way
Greater than 40 minuets each way

10) What kind of new development do you think would be a needed improvement in District 28?

Single-family residential neighborhoods
Neighborhood commercial
Conservation designed subdivisions (requiring open space)
Master planned mixed-use development
Restaurants and shopping
Recreation (parks, ball fields, playgrounds)
Retirement housing

11) List any kind of other new development you think is needed.

Typically residential development and nonresidential development have been separated because they are usually incompatible. This separation of land uses has caused the development pattern to spread out and increase the need for more roads and increased traffic volume on roads. Some communities are allowing more mixed-use developments to encourage living, working, retail shops, schools, and recreation opportunities much closer together in order to be able to walk to these activities. Please indicate your level of support for the following development alternative.

12) A planned mixed-use community center consisting of residential (single-family, multifamily), neighborhood scale shops, professional offices, public/semi-public uses to locate together in a centralized location.

Strongly support
Somewhat support
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose

13) What should be the residential lot sizes in the area? (Check all that apply)

Single-family large lots (3/4 acre and greater)
Single-family lots with sizes consistent with R-S zoning (25,000 square feet)
Single Цfamily lots (1/3 of an acre)
Single-family and attached townhouses/patio homes greater than 3 lots per acre
A combination of all the above

14) If you had to pick the three (3) growth impacts (i.e. traffic congestion, lack of recreation, law enforcement, etc.) of greatest concern to you, which would you choose?

15) Do you think there is a need for convenience commercial uses in the study area?

Yes
No

16) If so, what is the appropriate scale/size of commercial activities necessary to serve the community needs?

0-10,000 square feet (neighborhood market)
0,000 to 30,000 square feet (neighborhood shopping center)
30,000 to 75,000 square feet (shopping center with supermarket)
75,000 to 250,000 square feet (shopping center with big box retail anchor)
None

17) What should be the nonresidential development pattern in this area?

Commercial development scattered along major roads
"Neighborhood Commercial" at some intersections within the area
Centrally located "Mixed-Use Community Center" which would allow a mix of uses including residential, retail shops, restaurants, professional offices, personal service, and public/semi-public community uses
None

18) What kind of new development would you like to see around the local public schools? (Check all that apply)

Large lot (3/4 acre and greater) single-family residential neighborhoods
Conservation designed subdivisions (requiring open space) with smaller lots
Master planned mixed-use development
Recreation (parks, ball fields, playgrounds)
Small lots (1/4 acre to 1/3 acre) single-family residential neighborhoods

19) List other kinds of new development you would like to see around public schools?

For items 20-35 indicate your level of concern about each item:

20) Improving traffic congestion