The Greenbrier County Planning Commission has fully approved The Greenbrier Hotel’s new subdivision.
The burgeoning plan was first presented to the planning commission on Wednesday, Mar. 9. Adam Long, CFO for The Greenbrier hotel, hoped for an exemption from the Greenbrier County Subdivision Ordinance.
The commission gathered again on Mar. 15, approving of the major subdivision.
The Greenbrier’s director of development, Jason Brown, explained the new subdivision would consist of 72 properties – 67 cottages and five state homes. He explained there would be no need for the typical construction related permits, as the proposed subdivision consists of buildings that already exist.
“It’s all existing driveways, … the water system is The Greenbrier system, and the sewer system is existing and flows through the city of White Sulphur,” said Brown. “We have not applied for 911 addresses yet, and the only reason is that I want approval before we actually go to the 911 folks. Water, sewer, electrical, gas, communications, TV, internet, it’s all existing and all installed.”
The facilities also have their own fire department, trash pickup, and security, and are all self-contained and self-run. The fire station is within half a mile of all of the properties. A homeowners’ association is in the works with the paperwork on file with the commission. The properties are also not in the flood zone.
“We just go ahead and accept the waiver and let them get on about their business,” said planning commission member Jeff Davis. “I don’t see a need to hold them up anymore at all. I think they’ve met all the requirements they need to meet. I don’t see the problem here.”
The commission next determined that each of the variations from the subdivision ordinance would not be detrimental to public safety, health, or welfare for the interests of other parties or the property.
Although not directly related to the subdivision, a corrective deed was recorded in the Greenbrier County on Mar. 14. The new deed stated a previous deed transferring property from the Greenbrier Hotel Corporation Inc. to the Greenbrier Golf and Tennis Club Corporation on May 24, 2016, contained errors. The new deed specifies that “it was actually only the majority of the 6,075.33 acre tract” that was transferred and that the “Greenbrier Hotel Corporation retained ownership of a significant amount of acreage including, but not limited to, the historic Greenbrier Resort and some of the surrounding acreage.”
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