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Gallatin commission defers Lowe’s request to expand outdoor sales after zoning, parking and screening concerns
Summary
After a lengthy hearing, the Gallatin Planning Commission accepted Lowe’s request to defer its application to expand outdoor display and storage areas, following detailed debate over zoning, parking capacity, seasonal logistics and visual screening. Planning staff had recommended denial.
The Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission heard extended testimony Oct. 27 about Lowe’s Home Improvement Center’s request to amend its master plan to add roughly 18,468 square feet of outdoor display and storage to its site at 1301 Nashville Pike.
Brad Hickman, a planning staff presenter, told the commission the planning department recommended denial, citing the zoning classification (PGC, planned general commercial) and the city zoning ordinance that requires off-street parking facilities be maintained for vehicle parking rather than merchandise storage. Hickman’s presentation included aerial photos of existing storage in the lot and a summary of relevant code language.
Todd Bartok, representing Lowe’s, said the proposed…
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