HBA of Greenville Holiday Hours

Your HBA of Greenville offices will be closed December 24 and 25 for the Christmas holiday, and December 31 and January 1 for the New Years holiday.

Happy Holidays!

New Greenville County Summary Plat Procedure

With the participation and input of your Home Builders Association of Greenville Legislative Committee, Greenville County has revised its Summary Plat Procedure effective November 12.

• Subdivision plats creating only one new lot will be exempt from the summary plat review process, provided that the purpose of the new lot is not for immediate development.
• All other subdivisions will continue to be submitted and reviewed as either a summary plat or preliminary plat subdivision.

Exemptions to the summary plat procedure include:

• The combination or recombination of portions of previously platted lots where the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to the standards of the Land Development Regulations and/or Zoning Ordinance
• The division of land into parcels of five acres or more where no new street is involved.

Plats under these exceptions must be submitted to the Planning Department and will be stamped as being received as information under the exemption.

Temporary Lead-In Signs

The Greenville County Code of Ordinances, as well as those of the various municipalities in the county, limit the location and time that temporary lead-in signs may be used to advertise real estate for sale.

Under the rules, directional signs may not:

• be placed in the right-of-way or within 15 feet of the right-of-way
• create a visual obstruction for motorists
• be fastened to trees or utility poles in the right-of-way
• be placed on private property without the property owner's permission

Signs may be set out after 7 p.m. on Friday and must be removed by 7 a.m. on Monday. Their size may not exceed 3 feet in height and 2 feet by 2 feet of surface area.

Energy Efficiency Certificate Now Available for Download

Your Home Builders Association of Greenville, in cooperation with the Home Builders Association of South Carolina, has developed a model certificate for members to download and use to comply with the new Energy Efficiency Conservation Code (IECC).

The IECC, which was effective July 1, 2009, requires that the home builder place a label in the electrical service panel of all new homes stating the efficiency details of the new home. The label can be downloaded in the Library area of the Members-Only section of www.hbaofgreenville.com. The label is set up to use Avery Label 6876, which can be purchased from any office supply store.

This is an exclusive benefit of membership of the Home Builders Association of South Carolina and the Home Builders Association of Greenville.

Download the label by clicking here.

Model New Construction Sales Contract Now Available

Your Home Builders Association of Greenville, in cooperation with the Home Builders Association of South Carolina, has made available exclusively to members a model sales contract for new homes.

The new contract addresses many deficiencies in the previous contract which has been in use for nearly 10 years. The contract was developed by a committee led by Attorney Ken Ormand. HBA of Greenville Director Brian Lazarus, CMB, of Lazarus-Shouse Communities was a member of the committee that developed the contract.

Members can download the contract at the Library Section of www.hbaofgreenville.com, a section viewable only in the the Member-Only area of the website.

To download the new contract, click here.

Greenville County Sees Nearly 50 Percent Drop in Foreclosures

Greenville County saw foreclosures decline 45 percent from October to November, and 50 percent from November 2008 to November 2009. Read More.

NAHB To Assist Members With Borrowing Needs

NAHB has announced a new service that will be available at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, NV, in January. NAHB will offer a Partnership Pavilion where association members can discuss their funding needs with representatives from a variety of capital sources and financing advisors. Read more.