New zoning rules in Forest Acres that outline the city’s future growth and which put limits on certain developments and businesses in different corridors of the city are now final.
City officials say the new unified development ordinance sets the stage for the next 40 years of growth for the 11,000 person city that shares its borders with the city of Columbia and Fort Jackson.
“We’re not a city that can grow our boundaries by annexing new commercial property because we’re fairly landlocked,” Forest Acres City Administrator Shaun Greenwood said. “And so most of our commercial growth comes from redevelopment of existing lots.”…