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Council Advances Drive‑Thru and Battery‑Storage Land‑Use Amendments to Second Reading

Gardiner City Council · December 17, 2025
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Summary

The Gardiner City Council approved first readings and moved two Land Use Ordinance amendments — one on allowing drive‑thrus in planned development areas and another adding battery energy storage and commercial data systems to the LUO — to a second reading, after staff described zoning, firefighting and design concerns.

At the Dec. 17 meeting, Code Enforcement Officer Chris McNeil briefed the council on two separate amendments to the city’s Land Use Ordinance.

On LUO section 7, McNeil said the change is “a 1 letter” edit in the use chart intended to permit drive‑thrus in a planned development (PD) zone where appropriate. He explained that drive‑thrus and restaurants are not allowed in most zones in Gardiner and…

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