Board of Adjustment - May 27, 2025 Minutes

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Adjustment of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, was held in the Sky Commons Conference Center at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

The Members present or absent were as follows:

Present: Michael Love, Deb Wendel-Daub, Michael Orth, John Gunkelman (alternate)

Absent: Matthew Boreen, Marcia Pulczinski

Chair Love called the meeting to order.

Item 1: Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting of January 18, 2025
Member Wendel-Daub moved the minutes of the January 18, 2025 Board of Adjustment meeting be approved. Second by Member Orth. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.

Item 2: New Business
a. Variance Request – 3501 Main Avenue
Request for a variance of Article 21-06 of the Municipal Code. The Requested variance is to allow construction at a lower elevation than would otherwise be required by the City’s Floodproofing Code.

Storm Water Utility Engineer Jody Bertrand, spoke on behalf of the Engineering Department, and reviewed the Floodproofing Code Standards.

Member Orth moved the findings of staff be accepted and the variance be approved as requested. Second by Member Wendel-Daub. Upon call of the roll Members Gunkelman, Orth, Wendel-Daub, and Love voted aye and the motion was declared carried.

Item 3: Other Business
No other business was presented.

Item 4: Adjournment: Next Meeting – June 24, 2025
Member Wendel-Daub moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 a.m. Second by Member Orth. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.