What is the Village of West Greenville?

It's one of Greenville's Village overlay designations — a pedestrian-oriented arts and commercial district west of downtown with its own design and use standards layered on top of base zoning, distinct from the city's standard commercial districts.

Is my Greenville property in the city or the county?

Confirm this before assuming which zoning code applies: the City of Greenville's Zoning & Development Code governs incorporated city land, while Greenville County is separately consolidating its own rules into a countywide Unified Development Ordinance for unincorporated areas.

How do I find the zoning for a Greenville property?

Check the City of Greenville's official zoning map through the Community Development Department, or Greenville County's GIS if the parcel sits in unincorporated territory.

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Greenville, SC zoning map & districts

Greenville administers zoning through its Community Development Department, with a Board of Zoning Appeals hearing variances and a Planning Commission reviewing subdivisions and planned developments. The city is well known for pairing downtown revitalization around Falls Park and Main Street with targeted "Village" overlay designations — including the Village of West Greenville arts district — that apply pedestrian-oriented design and use standards to specific older commercial nodes rather than to the city as a whole.

The code City of Greenville Development Code

Greenville zoning map

The city publishes its zoning map at City of Greenville GIS Hub - Zoning PDF (44x34in) .

The City of Greenville's Community Development Department maintains the official zoning map and code text; Greenville County separately maintains zoning for unincorporated areas outside city limits.

A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.

How zoning works in Greenville

Greenville County is separately consolidating its own zoning and land-development rules into a countywide Unified Development Ordinance, distinct from the city's code; a parcel's jurisdiction (city versus unincorporated county) should be confirmed before assuming which document applies. We could not independently verify Greenville's current conventional district code letters against a live source at the time of writing, so this page omits a specific list rather than risk inaccurate codes.

Greenville zoning districts by family

The 15 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Greenville, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the City of Greenville Development Code — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 4 districts
RH-B	House B	House-scale single-family district, one step up from the lightest House A zone.
RH-D	House D	The densest of Greenville's house-scale residential districts.
RN-B	Neighborhood B	Neighborhood-scale district allowing small multi-unit buildings.
RC-3	Community 3	Community-scale apartment and multifamily district.
Mixed-use 3 districts
MX-2	Mixed Use 2	Lower-intensity mixed-use district blending housing and small commercial.
MX-5	Mixed Use 5	Higher-intensity mixed-use district for larger buildings.
MXS-3	Shopfront 3	Walkable shopfront commercial along neighborhood corridors.
Commercial 2 districts
BG	Business General	General retail and commercial activities, including entertainment uses.
BH	Business Heavy	More auto-oriented, heavier-intensity commercial uses.
Downtown / core 2 districts
MX-D	Mixed Use Downtown	Downtown-scale mixed-use development.
MXS-D	Shopfront Downtown	Ground-floor shopfront retail district in downtown Greenville.
Industrial 2 districts
IX	Industrial Flex	Flexible light-industrial and flex-space district.
IG	Industrial General	Greenville's general-purpose industrial district.
Special purpose 2 districts
CM	Campus	Large institutional or corporate campus development.
CV	Civic	Government, civic, and public-facility land.

Greenville zoning — common questions

What is the Village of West Greenville?: It's one of Greenville's Village overlay designations — a pedestrian-oriented arts and commercial district west of downtown with its own design and use standards layered on top of base zoning, distinct from the city's standard commercial districts.
Is my Greenville property in the city or the county?: Confirm this before assuming which zoning code applies: the City of Greenville's Zoning & Development Code governs incorporated city land, while Greenville County is separately consolidating its own rules into a countywide Unified Development Ordinance for unincorporated areas.
How do I find the zoning for a Greenville property?: Check the City of Greenville's official zoning map through the Community Development Department, or Greenville County's GIS if the parcel sits in unincorporated territory.

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Greenville zoning summaries on this page are provided for information, not legal advice. Confirm every project against the current adopted code for the jurisdiction.