Greenville County
Parcels west and south of the airfield, including the I-85 corridor frontage.
Established by South Carolina statute, 1995
Land use that works alongside the airport.
The GSP Airport Environs Planning Commission reviews development near Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport so that what gets built stays compatible with what flies overhead. Find your zoning district, read the standards, and file an application.
About the Commission
A single standard across three jurisdictions.
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport sits across two counties and touches a third municipality. Without a shared rulebook, the same parcel could be approved on one side of a line and denied on the other. The Commission exists to prevent that. It was created by state statute in 1995 to keep land uses near the airport compatible with airport operations, and it applies one set of standards regardless of which jurisdiction issues the permit.
Compatibility runs both ways. It protects residents and businesses from noise and hazard exposure, and it protects the airport from encroachment that would constrain how it operates decades from now.
1995
Year established by state statute
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Jurisdictions under one standard
Monthly
Commission meeting cycle
Land use compliance
Who reviews your project.
The Commission monitors compliance in the three jurisdictions below. Your permit is issued locally, but the airport overlay standards are the same in each.
Spartanburg County
Parcels north and east of the airfield, including the approach corridor to Runway 22.
City of Greer
Incorporated parcels adjoining the airport property boundary.
Zoning maps
Look up your parcel.
Each jurisdiction publishes its own GIS viewer. Search by address or tax map number, then check the airport overlay layer.
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Open viewer, Greenville County GIS
Greenville County GIS
Parcel viewer with zoning, overlay districts and aerial imagery.
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Open viewer, Spartanburg County GIS
Spartanburg County GIS
Parcel viewer with zoning, overlay districts and aerial imagery.
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Open viewer, City of Greer GIS
City of Greer GIS
Municipal parcel viewer for incorporated addresses.
Documents
Ordinances, forms and minutes.
Search the library or filter by type. Every row is a single link, so it works with a keyboard, a screen reader, or a thumb.
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- Airport Environs Zoning Ordinance The full text of the overlay ordinance adopted across all three jurisdictions.
- Proposed Development and Land Use Application The form to file before a permit is issued inside the overlay district.
- Height and Hazard Review Standards Structure height limits by approach surface and the review process for exceptions.
- Noise Compatibility Land Use Table Permitted, conditional and discouraged uses by noise contour.
- Overlay District Boundary Map Reference map of the overlay boundary across Greenville County, Spartanburg County and the City of Greer.
- Approach Surface Diagram Runway approach surfaces with elevation contours for height review.
- Commission Meeting Minutes, June 2026 Approved minutes of the regular monthly meeting.
- Commission Meeting Minutes, May 2026 Approved minutes of the regular monthly meeting.
- Annual Compliance Report, 2025 Summary of applications reviewed, determinations issued and appeals heard.
- Variance Request Form The form to request relief from a height or land use standard.
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Apply
Filing a proposed development.
Applications are reviewed at the monthly Commission meeting. File at least three weeks ahead to be placed on the agenda.
- Confirm the parcel Use your jurisdiction's GIS viewer to confirm the parcel falls inside the overlay district.
- Complete the application Include the site plan, proposed use, and the maximum structure height above ground level.
- Submit for the agenda Send the completed form to the Commission at least three weeks before the meeting date.
- Receive a determination A written determination follows the meeting and is forwarded to the permitting jurisdiction.
The Upstate
Compatible land use is a long horizon decision. What gets approved near the airfield today sets what the region can do with it thirty years from now.
Contact
Ask before you build.
A five minute call ahead of design is cheaper than a determination after. Commission staff will tell you whether a parcel is affected and which standards apply.
- Phone
- 864.617.8706
- [email protected]
- Mailing address
- 2000 GSP Drive, Suite 1
Greer, South Carolina 29651-9202 - Meetings
- Monthly, open to the public. Agenda published one week prior.