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Developers seek rezoning for Hunt Club auto dealership; staff flags landscaping, materials and traffic-share requirements
Summary
Developers requested rezoning of 6.77 acres for the Hunt Club Auto Dealership. Staff raised landscaping and building-material exceptions and said TDOT must approve a right-in/right-out driveway; engineering calculated a $10,425.98-per-acre traffic-signal contribution ($70,583.88 total). Applicant will return with revisions.
Developers asked the Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission during a Feb. work session to rezone 6.77 acres along Nashville Pike from Mixed Use (MU) to Planned General Commercial (PGC) and to amend the preliminary master development plan so the Hunt Club Auto Dealership can be built there.
Staff planner Brad Hickman told commissioners the project would need exceptions to several PGC standards: the elevations rely heavily on concrete masonry unit (CMU) and ACM paneling and do not meet the city's 70 percent masonry (brick/stone) requirement, the monument sign appears to exceed the locally allowed base and height, and the commission should clarify whether auto repair, which is a separate use, will be proposed because repair requires a conditional-use approval.
Engineering noted the proposed driveway connection is subject to Tennessee Department of Transportation approval and described a proportionate share traffic contribution the developer would owe toward the Hunt Club Boulevard signal. "The calculated proportionate share is $10,425.98 per acre or a total of $70,583.88 for the 6.77 acres," an engineering staff member said during the meeting.
Applicant representatives said they received staff comments and will work with planning on elevation details and with engineering on the TDOT access and signal contribution. Randy Perry of Goodwin Mills Cawood, representing the ownership group, said the team has built a similar Subaru dealership in town and emphasized local landscaping, ongoing maintenance and community contributions. "We do know that the site, the building will be seen from all 4 sides and take that into consideration," Perry said.
No formal action was taken at the work session; staff and the applicant agreed to refine elevations, clarify proposed uses (sales versus service/repair), and return with a resubmittal at a future meeting. The rezoning request will go to City Council if planning supports a rezoning recommendation.
