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Gallatin planning commission accepts deferral for Myers Hill rezoning after neighborhood traffic, stormwater and park-access concerns
Summary
The Planning Commission accepted the applicant's request to defer a rezoning and master plan for the 77.55-acre Myers Hill development after residents raised traffic, drainage and park-access concerns; commissioners asked for additional traffic analysis and revised access plans before forwarding to City Council.
The Gallatin City Planning Commission voted to accept the applicant’s request to defer consideration of the Myers Hill rezoning and preliminary master development plan for a 77.55-acre parcel east of Dobbins Pike and north of Hicks Lane.
The item, introduced by Jim Carpenter, staff planner, asked the commission to consider rezoning the annexed property to R-8 PRD (planned residential development) with a preliminary master development plan proposing 89 single-family lots. Carpenter told commissioners the plan equates to about 2.44 units per acre and includes easements for a cell tower and two gas lines.
Neighborhood speakers urged pause. Joanne Bates of 120 Hicks Lane asked the commission not to approve the requested R-8 rezoning, calling it “spot zoning” and raising concerns about traffic and stormwater runoff next to her home. Joe Johnson of 170 Dobbins Pike said traffic…
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