Gallatin planning commission approves street renamings, Kirkpatrick amendment and multiple development plans

The Gallatin City Planning Commission on March 17, 2025, approved a series of land-use and street-name items, including renaming portions of Magnolia Street, clarifying Prince Street's name, rezoning and amending the Kirkpatrick Gallatin plan, and approving multiple final or revised master development and site plans. The commission also debated and removed an interior sidewalk requirement for the East Broadway retail shell plan.

Commissioners said the items move projects and housekeeping changes forward but noted practical impacts such as address changes for property owners, potential sidewalk connections and added housing units in the Kirkpatrick plan.

The city’s engineering division asked the commission to recognize existing usage and formally rename the sections of Magnolia Street as North Magnolia Street (between Carson Street and Small Street) and South Magnolia Street (between Small Street and West Eastland Street). "The city of Gallatin Engineering Division requests approval to rename Magnolia Street to North Magnolia Street located between Carson Street and Small Street and South Magnolia Street located between Small Street and West Eastland Street," said Charlie Peery, city staff planner. The commission approved the resolution unanimously. When asked about notifying affected property owners, Peery said staff had mailed letters to every property owner and that 911 would also notify affected addresses: "Within the last, I wanna say 10 to 15 business days, we sent out letters to every property owner that had the street name of Magnolia Street. We also did the same thing for the... Prince Street as well."

The commission also approved renaming East Prince Street to Prince Street (resolution 2025-046). Staff described the change as a correction of an inconsistency; the council approved the change unanimously with no public comment.

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