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[Spartan]

Basically a Certificate of Occupancy means that the building meets all codes (building codes and zoning codes) and it is acceptable for the intended use of the property. A CO for a warehouse probably has less requirements than one for a commercial use since it's just used for storage.

[westsider28]

There was a picture in the Herald-Journal today with a caption saying that Indigo Hall is building an outdoor expansion on part of the space where those 3 buildings were demolished on Ezell Street.  I'll have to check it out sometime, but to me that doesn't exactly bode well for any sort of future development of an urban nature in that area.

On a related note, it's a bit annoying to me that these types of projects just pop up with absolutely no notice.  Don't they have to submit plans to the Design Review Board (especially under the new Urban Code) before building, altering, or demolishing anything?  I think that's how it works in Greenville, as future projects there are always submitted and posted on the city website well before construction begins.

[Spartan]

They do. From what I understand the City requires those submittals for downtown, they just don't post them online. If you talk to someone at the Planning Dept, they will give it to you. It's public information.