The following words and terms shall have the following meaning as used in this article:
17-82.1 “Approved” or “approval” means a final action by the county governing body or an exhaustion of all administrative remedies from decisions of Greenville County zoning, planning or land use officials, boards or commissions which results in the authorization of a site specific development plan or a phased development plan.
17-82.2 “Building permit” means a written license or permit issued by a local building official that authorizes the construction or renovation of a building or structure at a specific location.
17-82.3 “Conditionally approved” or “conditional approval” means an interim action taken by the Greenville County governing body or the Greenville County Planning Commission, or Board of Zoning Appeals that provides authorization for a site specific development plan or a phased-development plan which is subject to further approval.
17-82.4 “Landowner” means an owner of a legal or equitable interest in real property, including the heirs, devisees, successors, assigns and personal representatives of the owner. “Landowner” may include a person holding a valid option to purchase real property pursuant to a contract with the owner to act as his agent or representative for purposes of submitting a proposed site specific development plan or a phased development plan pursuant to this article.
17-82.5 “Local governing body” means: (a) the governing body of Greenville County or (b) a county body authorized by statute or by the governing body of Greenville County to make land use decisions.
17-82.6 “Person” means an individual, corporation, business or land trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, 2 or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any legal entity as defined by the laws of South Carolina.
17-82.7 “Phased development plan” means a development plan submitted to the local governing body or body authorized by the local governing body to make land-use decisions that shows the types and density or intensity of uses for a specific property or properties to be developed in phases, but which do not satisfy the requirements for a site specific development plan.
17-82.8 “Real property” or “property” means all real property that is subject to the land-use and development ordinances or regulations enacted, approved or promulgated by the Greenville County Council, and includes the earth, water and air above, below or on the surface, and includes improvements or structures customarily regarded as part of real property.
17-82.9 “Site specific development plan” means a development plan submitted to the local governing body or a body authorized by the local governing body to make land-use decisions by a landowner describing with reasonable certainty the types and density or intensity of uses for a specific property or properties. The plan may be in the form of, but is not limited to, the following plans or approvals: planned unit development; subdivision plat; preliminary or general development plan; variance, conditional use or special use permit plan; conditional or special use district zoning plan; or other land-use approval designations as are used by Greenville County with regard to submitted plans.
17-82.10 “Vested right” means the right to undertake and complete the development of property under the terms and conditions of a site specific development plan or a phased development plan as provided in this ordinance, the Vested Rights Act and in Greenville County land development ordinances or regulations.
(Ord. 3913, passed 5-17-2005)