5 Border, Simpsonville, SC 29680

Innovative Development District

The ID, Innovative Development District is established to provide flexibility in the planning and construction of development projects in accordance with an approved plan. In return for greater flexibility in site design requirements, innovative development are expected to demonstrate exceptional quality community designs that: Preserve critical environmental resources; Provide above-average open space amenities; Demonstrate innovate and creative site planning techniques that improve upon the layout and design of buildings, open space and circulation that would otherwise be achieved by the standards of other allowable zoning districts; Assure compatibility with surrounding land uses and neighborhood character; and Provide greater efficiency in the layout and provision of roads, utilities, and other infrastructure.; This district provides a mechanism to evaluate each application on its own merit. Some concepts may be more appropriate in certain locations than others; therefore, the approval of an application in one location does not necessarily mean that the design of the development would automatically be appropriate in other locations.