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Commission clarifies Lowe’s outdoor-storage plan, requires temporary wording and site limits
Summary
After discussion about screening and parking impacts, the commission approved Lowe’s amended outdoor sales display plan with staff conditions and amended language specifying temporary outdoor storage for mulch and limiting permanent parking-stripe removals to permanent storage areas.
The Gallatin City Commission approved an amended preliminary master development plan for a 12,197-square-foot outdoor sales display at Lowe’s on Nashville Pike, adding clarifications about storage duration and parking‑stripe removals.
Todd Bartok, Lowe’s senior construction manager, told commissioners he doubted an 8-foot fence would fully screen storage from adjacent higher-elevation townhomes, though he agreed to install screening per the plan. Staff members reported a site visit and said the fence at the property line would help block much of the storage area though some rooftop items and pallets might remain visible to upper floors of neighboring homes.
Commissioners asked that areas converted to permanent outdoor storage have their painted parking lines removed and be clearly delineated. Because Lowe’s said much of the requested outdoor storage was temporary (noting a four-month mulch/storage window), the commission amended the staff recommendation to change wording identifying storage as temporary where applicable, not permanent. The commission also asked for a back-of-building line to mark the 10-foot storage limit so the area does not encroach into the fire lane.
The motion passed by voice vote after an amendment to the original motion specifying temporary storage wording and stripe/marking limits. Staff will update the PMDP notes and provide a clearance letter and planogram describing where temporary and permanent outdoor storage is permitted.
Next steps: staff will reflect the temporary wording in the PMDP and provide clear site limits in the clearance letter and updated planogram before any storage is placed on site.
