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Gallatin zoning board denies conditional use permit for 1130 Hartsville Pike multi‑family plan
Summary
After a night of public comment and staff concerns about traffic and neighborhood impacts, the Gallatin zoning board denied a conditional use permit request to allow multifamily units at 1130 Hartsville Pike by a 3‑1 vote.
The Gallatin zoning board voted 3‑1 to deny a conditional use permit for a proposed multifamily development at 1130 Hartsville Pike at its meeting March 27.
The proposed plan would have placed up to 14 residences behind existing homes on the lot; staff recommended denial, citing potential safety, noise and visual impacts and a projected increase in traffic. Neighbors attending the meeting urged the board to reject the proposal, saying it would reduce privacy and property values.
Brad Hickman, staff planner, told the board that under section 15.06.040 of the Gallatin Zoning Ordinance the board must find that a conditional use "is so designated, located and proposed to be operated so that the public health, safety and welfare will be protected." Hickman said calculations from the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ trip generation manual show traffic from the site would increase “five fold” compared with current conditions and that staff…
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