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Planning commission approves Banks Phase 2 preliminary plat, restates temporary fire-access condition after public concern
Summary
The Gallatin City Planning Commission approved the Banks at Lock 4 Phase 2 preliminary plat (resolution 2025-011) for 72 single-family lots, attaching 11 conditions including a restated requirement that a 20-foot temporary fire-access drive off Peach Valley Road be functional and Fire Code compliant before Phase 2 building permits are issued.
The Gallatin City Planning Commission on Feb. (date not specified) approved the Banks at Lock 4 Phase 2 preliminary plat (resolution 2025-011), a 72-lot single-family subdivision, with 11 conditions of approval and a restated condition governing a temporary fire-access drive.
The commission’s action follows public comment raising safety concerns about locating a temporary fire-access road at the same point where a prior tornado struck. “They call that Tornado Alley for a reason,” said Pascal Jones, who identified himself as a resident in Gallatin City Council District 3, and asked the commission to reconsider placing the temporary access at that location.
Planning staff presentation said the proposal includes a 20-foot-wide temporary fire-access drive off Peach Valley Road. Kimberly Atley, staff planner, summarized the revised condition: the temporary drive “is required to be functional and Fire Code compliant before building permits are issued in phase 2. If another access point is constructed that satisfies the need for the fire access prior to the connection to Peach Valley Road, that is acceptable to planning and the fire department. This condition may be waived at the discretion of the city planner.”
Brad Snyder, representing the applicant (CSDG), told the commission the applicant agreed with the restated condition and that timing with the nearby Nichols Lane development might provide an alternate permanent access before the Peach Valley connection was needed.
Commissioner Albert made the motion to approve the preliminary plat with the 11 conditions, including the redrafted fourth condition, and the commission voted to approve the item.
The approval records the commission’s requirement that the temporary access be built to Fire Code standards and be functional before building permits are issued for Phase 2, while preserving flexibility if an alternate access becomes available earlier.
Proponents and opponents of the route have cited storm and tornado damage at the same location in past severe weather; the commission’s decision does not relocate the access but ties issuance of building permits to fire-department standards and the city planner’s discretion.
The commission moved on to later agenda items following the vote.
