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Neighbors’ drainage and buffer concerns do not block Kensington Downs Phase 5; commission approves with conditions
Summary
After neighbors raised concerns about berm height, potential stormwater intrusion and stub-out proximity, the commission approved Kensington Downs Phase 5 with engineering and plat conditions requiring future constructability and preservation of the buffer.
The Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission voted Oct. 27 to approve the final master development plan for Kensington Downs Phase 5, a 26-lot single-family subdivision west of Greenlee Boulevard.
Early in the meeting neighbors and a retained attorney urged the commission to defer approval. Attorney Joel Stapley said the berm, as shown on the exhibit, would be ineffective because adjacent lots appear raised above the berm, defeating the intended privacy buffer; he also described existing ponding on the northeast portion of his clients’ property and said additional fill for phase 5 could increase water…
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