ZONING

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(C - 3) Commericail District (PD) Planned Development District

(PD - R) Planned Development District Residential

(R - 10) Single - Family Residential District

(O-D) Offi ce District

(R - 20) Single - Family Residential District

(R - 7.5) Single - Family Residential District

(R - 20A) Single - Family Residential District (R - M2) Multifamily Residential District

(POD) Planned Development District (R - 12) Single - Family Residential District

(R - M20) Multifamily Residential District(C - 1) Commericail District

(C - 2) Commericail District

(I -1) Industrial District

(R - 15) Single - Family Residential District

(R - MA) Multifamily Residential District(R - D) Multifamily Residential District

(R - S) Residential Suburban District

(S - 1) Residential Suburban District

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History o f Tay lors , SC1840Burwell Chick opens the Chick Springs resort. There as a hotel as well as individual cottages on the property.

1847Burwell Chick dies and his two sons take over the resort. This vacation spot attracted hundreds of visitors and boosted the local economy by the 1850s. This amount of visitors also provided a healthy market for local farmers to sell their produce and livestock.

1857The Chick brothers sell the property.

1862On November 4, the hotel catches fi re and burns down.

1868The Chick brothers repurchase the property.

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CIVIC/ PUBLIC AREAS

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Taylors Library Taylors Post Office

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1885Property sold to Atlanta lawyer, George Westmoreland. Westmoreland built a new hotel and several cottages and was very successful.

1903Westmoreland sells property to Greenville grocer, James Bull.

1905Bull greatly enlarges the hotel and reaches his guest peak (4,000 guests from May to October). He expanded the grounds to 117 acres, had recreational areas, telegraph and long distance phone lines, and New York and Washington newspapers available to guests.

1907Hotel burned down again. Most of the resort and the surrounding cottages were saved.

LAND TENURE

T A Y L O R S REVITALIZATIONPLANRenters vs Owners

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2012 CensusOwner occupied units - 8,667 Renter occupies units - 3,652

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G r e a t D e p r e s s i o n

R o a r i n g 2 0 ’ s1914Bull built a new hotel that was fi re proof and had modern equipment and facilities.

1916The new hotel was unsuccessful and served as a military academy from 1916-1917.

1923Southern Bleachery mill comes to Taylors. J.E Sirrine (Architect) created a model southern mill village. The mill funded construction for a high school and churches.

1924On May 14 the Southern Bleachery mill offi cially goes into operation. The mill also supported the construction of a local church, high school, and housing for the families who had family member working in the mill.

1932The mill doubles in size and a printing company opens immediately south of the mill to work along side the bleachery. The two mills merged to become Bleachery and Printworks Inc.

1934Many workers are laid off and the work week gets shortened to 2-3 days and pay is also reduced. In spite of the circumstances the workers and their families survived the depression.

1930Chick Springs Ginger Ale Company fails due to the Depression. Only the spring house and the gazebo remained and the site was reduced to 7 acres.

1927Bottled spring water still remains profi table and the Chick Springs Ginger Ale Company is launched. The company also constructed a swimming pool and opened a park with picnic facilities and a large dance fl oor.

DEMOGRAPHICS/ECONOMICS

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Population by Ethnicity

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The population of the community of Taylors in 2012 was 30,562.

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There was 12,318 households in 2012 within the Taylors community.The average household size was 2.48 people per house. The 2012 average income of households in the Taylors community was $56,837.

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1953President of the company, Harry Stephenson, retires and vice president, Robert Stephenson dies.

1954The company is sold to Ely and Walker. No immediate changes are made to daily life.

1965Southern Bleachery sold to Burlington Industries and closed two months later. The community organized a commity to bring in new industry but they were unsuccessful. Burlingtion hired a company to dispose of the bleachery and surrounding village. J.P. Stevens and Company later bought the abandoned mill. By 1969 shopping centers had attracted residents away from main street and towards Wade Hampton Boulevard.

1939Depression ends and the bleachery goes back to reg-ular 7-day work weeks.

WATERSHED AND TOPOGRAPHY

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South Carolina Water BodiesGreenville CountyCounty LinesWater Bodies

South Carolina Water BasinsBasin BoundariesTaylors’s BasinTaylors’s Subbasin

Broad SubbasinGreenville CountyCountyWater Bodies

Taylors Flood and WaterwaysTaylors SiteWaterways50 Year Flood100 Year Flood

Hydrology in TaylorsThe waterways of Taylors collect in the Enoree River. The Enoree River connects to the Broad river as part of the Broad subbasin. This subbasin continues as part of the Santee water basin, which flows from Georgia to the Atlantic. Taylors is under the Greenville County Water sys-tems. The water for the residents is pumped from one of three reservoirs in Table Rock, Poinsett, or Lake Ke-owee. The water comes from the Saluda subbasin, the one next to the Broad subbasin. The Saluda subbasin is also in the Santee water basin.

Site TopographyTaylors Site<10% grade change10-20% grade change>20% grade change

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GEOLOGY, SOILS, AND CLIMATE

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Geology Climate + Preciptation

DescriptionLoam soil is a mix of sand, silt, and clay in varying proportions. The area of Taylors is made up of predominately of sandy loam soils. These include appling sandy loam, cecil sandy loam, cecil very coarse sandy loam, cecil sandy clay loam, and congaree fine sandy loam. Typically these soils have good drainage and are nutrient rich. They are also typically easy to till and work with during construction. Sandy loam soils are considered ideal soils to develop on because it maintains size and consistency when wet or dry. This allows it to hold and stabilize foundations and hardscape in place.

CompostionGreenville County lies on top of the Paris Mountain and Six Mile thrust sheets. These consist of predominately medium to high grade metamorphic rock. In the Taylors area the dominant rock type is biotite gneiss. Thin sheets of hornblende gneiss and amphibolite are also dispersed within the biotite gneiss. This rock can be used as a building rock and rarely splits or breaks despite its foliated appearance.

AnalysisThe above bar graph represents the average of highs and lows for each month. The area of Taylors experiences all four seasons throughout the year. Average winter temperature ranges from 40-50 degrees and the average summer temperature ranges from 70-90 degrees making it a relatively comfortable place to be any time of the year. The above line graph represents average inches of rainfall per month. Taylors typically has more frequent and heavy rainfall (3.5 inches and up) from February-March and June-August than any other months in the year.

Cecil Sandy Loam

Sandy Clay LoamMadison gravelly clay loam

PreservationIt should also be noted that Greenville has granitic domes as well as granatic flatrock. Granatic domes are conglomerates of igneous rock which form below the surface. During a mountain building event (ex. earthquake or volcano) the mass is exposed. The lower pressure allows the mass to expand and as it then erodes the dome shape is formed. Currently these rock forms are at moderate risk of vulnerability on both the global and state levels. Granatic flatrocks are exfoliated and gently sloping granite outcrops. An outcrop is an exposed deposit of rock. Granatic flatrocks are a substantial part of soil formation in the Taylors region. Currently granatic flatrocks are at moderate risk of vulnerability on a global scale, but are at high risk of vulnerability on a state level. Precautions should be taken to preserve these during planning and construction.

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ECOLOGY

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Eastern Cougar - Puma concolor couguarGlobally listed endangeredState endangered Possibly extinct

Trees and Vegetation

Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat - Corynorhinus rafinesquiiState EndangeredPopulation estimated to 1,000-2,000 in South Carolina

VERTEBRATE ANIMALS LISTED THREATENED ON STATE LEVELAmerican Peregrine FalcWon - Falco peregrinus anatumBog Turtle - Glyptemys muhlenbergiiEastern Small-footed Myotis - Myotis leibii

FUNGUS GLOBALLY LISTENED ENDANGEREDRocky Gnome Lichen - Gymnoderma lineare

PLANTS GLOBALLY LISTED ENDANGEREDBunched Arrowhead - Sagittaria fasciculataMountain Sweet Pitcher-plant - Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesiiBlue-eyed Grass - Sisyrinchium dichotomum Reflexed

Basic forestChestnut oak forestCove forestHemlock forestHigh elevation seepSouthern Appalachian Cove ForestOak and hickory forestPiedmont seepage forestPine and oak heathHerbaceous Vegetation Low-Elevation Rocky Summit Upland bogUpland depression swamp forest

Wildlife ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES IN GREENVILLE COUNTY

PLANTS GLOBALLY LISTED THREATENEDSwamp-pink - Helonias bullata Dwarf-flowered Heartleaf - Hexastylis nanifloraSmall Whorled Pogonia - Isotria medeoloides

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VEGETATION IN TAYLORS, SC AND SURROUNDING AREASAdoxaceaeSambucus canadensis American ElderberryViburnum nudum Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum prunifolium BlackhawViburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw

AltingiaceaeLiquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum

Anacardiaceae (Sumac)Rhus copallina Shining SumacRhus glabra Smooth Sumac

Annonaceae (Custard Apple)Asimina triloba Pawpaw

AquifoliaceaeIlex montana Mountain WinterberryIlex opaca American HollyIlex verticillata Common Winterberry

AraliaceaeAralia spinosa Devil’s Walkingstick

Asteraceae (Sunflower)Baccharis halimfolia Eastern Baccharis

Betulaceae (Birch)Alnus serrulata Hazel AlderBetula nigra River BirchCarpinus caroliniana American HornbeamOstrya virginiana Eastern Hophornbeam

CannabaceaeCeltis tenuifolia Georgia Hackberry

Cornaceae (Dogwood)Cornus florida Flowering DogwoodCornus stricta Stiffcornel DogwoodNyssa sylvatica Black tupelo

Cupressaceae (Cypress)Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar

EbenaceaeDiospyros virginiana Common Persimmon

Ericaceae (Heath)Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel

Fabaceae (Bean)Cercis canadensis Eastern RedbudRobinia pseudoacacia Black Locust

Fagaceae (Oak)Castanea dentata American ChestnutCastanea pumila Allegheny ChinkapinFagus grandifolia American BeechQuercus alba White OakQuercus coccinea Scarlet OakQuercus falcata Southern Red OakQuercus marilandica Blackjack OakQuercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin OakQuercus nigra Water OakQuercus phellos Willow OakQuercus prinus Chestnut OakQuercus rubra Northern Red OakQuercus stellata Post OakQuercus velutina Black Oak

HamamelidaceaeHamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel

Juglandaceae (Walnut)Carya cordiformis Bitternut HickoryCarya glabra Pignut HickoryCarya ovata Shagbark HickoryCarya pallid Sand HickoryCarya tomentosa Mockernut HickoryJuglans nigra Black Walnut

Lauraceae (Laurel)Sassafras albidum Sassafras

Magnoliaceae (Magnolia)Liriodendron tulipifera Yellow PoplarMagnolia acuminata Cucumbertree

MalvaceaeTilia caroliniana Carolina BasswoodTilia heterophylla White Basswood

Moraceae (Mulberry)Morus rubra Red Mulberry

OleaceaeChionanthus virginicus FringetreeFraxinus americana White AshFraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash

Pinaceae (Pine)Pinus echinata Shortleaf PinePinus pungens Table Mountain PinePinus strobus Eastern White PinePinus taeda Loblolly PinePinus virginiana Virginia Pine

PlatanaceaePlatanus occidentalis American Sycamore

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn)Rhamnus caroliniana Carolina Buckthorn

Rosaceae (Rose)Amelanchier arborea Common ServiceberryPrunus americana American PlumPrunus angustifolia Chickasaw PlumPrunus serotina Black Cherry

Rubiaceae (Coffee)Cephalanthus occidentalis Common Buttonbush

Rutaceae (Citrus)Ptelea trifoliate Common Hoptree

Salicaceae (Willow)Populus deltoids Eastern CottonwoodSalix nigra Black Willow

Sapindaceae (Soapberry)Acer negundo BoxelderAcer rubrum Red MapleAcer saccharinum Silver MapleAesculus sylvatica Painted Buckeye

StyracaceaeHalesia carolina Carolina SilverbellStyrax americana American SnowbellStyrax grandifolia Bigleaf Snowbell

SymplocaceaeSymplocos tinctoria Common Sweetleaf

Ulmaceae (Elm)Ulmus alata Winged ElmUlmus americana American ElmUlmus rubra Slippery Elm–

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Urban Footprint Location of roads, buildings, and parking lots. Location of roads, stoplights, bus stops, bus routes, an train routes.

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