Planning Commission approvals and votes: consent items and development applications

The Gallatin City Planning Commission voted on a slate of consent items and several development applications. Below is a concise list of motions, outcomes and key facts from the meeting.

Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (items 1–8: surety renewals and extensions; Carrollton Phase 7A acceptance of public improvements; Twin Eagles Phase 15 acceptance; Bledsoe Springs phases 1–3 plats; Savanna Marketplace Phase 2 re-subdivision; Laurelwood Park Phase 1 final plat): approved by motion (motion from Commissioner Albert; second Commissioner John); vote recorded as unanimous.

- Savanna Marketplace Phase 2 — Amended Preliminary Master Development Plan (PMDP) and Revised Final Master Development Plan (FMDP): staff recommended approval of Resolution 2025-103 with 22 conditions; the applicant agreed to the conditions. The commission first found the change a “minor amendment,” then approved the PMDP/FMDP with the 22 staff conditions (motion by Commissioner John; second by Commissioner Albert); vote recorded as unanimous. Project: six buildings totaling just under 71,000 square feet on about 8.94 acres; applicant will add one building and several drive-thru lanes; parking adjustments were part of the application.

- Savannah Marketplace Starbucks monument sign — Alternative sign plan: staff recommended approval of Resolution 2025-104 to allow a 14-foot monument sign (with approximately 6 feet below grade, leaving an 8-foot visible maximum) due to a White House Utility District easement and steep topography; applicant representative Jonathan Allison (Yesco Signs) agreed with staff comments. Motion to approve carried unanimously.

- Avery Trace amenity center — Final master development plan: staff recommended approval of Resolution 2025-106 with 10 conditions. The applicant agreed to staff comments; one commissioner recused from this item. The commission approved the final master development plan with staff conditions (motion by Commissioner Albert; seconded); vote carried (record shows the applicant and staff agreed to conditions; one recusal recorded).

- Southwater Food & Gas LED digital sign — Alternative sign plan: staff recommended approval of Resolution 2025-112 to replace a pole sign with a digital LED price panel monument sign; applicant representative Dan Knott (Petro Imaging) agreed to staff comments. Motion to approve carried unanimously.

- Gallatin Industrial Data Center Phase 2 — Amended site plan: staff recommended approval of Resolution 2025-111 with four conditions for a 135,000-square-foot data center on a 512.54-acre lot at 1432 Gateway Drive. Applicant representative Bridal Simpson (Barge Design Solutions) acknowledged staff comments. Motion to approve carried unanimously.

Meeting process notes: for items that required public comment, the commission opened and closed public hearings; applicants or their representatives were present for each discussed development item and generally indicated agreement with staff conditions. Motions and seconds were recorded on the record before the votes; multiple items were described as ‘‘minor amendments’’ before the formal approval of the final plans.