Planning Commission - May 7, 2024 Minutes
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Planning Commissioners of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, was held in the Commission Chambers at City Hall at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
The Planning Commissioners present or absent were as follows:
Present: Rocky Schneider, Maranda Tasa, John Gunkelman, Scott Stofferahn, Art Rosenberg, Jennifer Holtz, Dawn Morgan, Brett Shewey, Joseph Cecil
Absent: Thomas Schmidt
Chair Schneider called the meeting to order and welcomed new Planning Commissioner Joseph Cecil to the board.
Business Items
Item A: Approve Order of Agenda
Member Gunkelman moved the Order of Agenda be approved as presented. Second by Member Holtz. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Item B: Minutes: Regular Meeting of April 2, 2024
Member Morgan moved the minutes of the April 2, 2024 Planning Commission meeting be approved. Second by Member Stofferahn. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Member Tasa present.
Item C: Public Hearing Items
Item 1: Rocking Horse Farm Seventh Addition
1a. Hearing on an application requesting a Zoning Change from AG, Agricultural to LC, Limited Commercial with a C-O, Conditional Overlay on the proposed Rocking Horse Farm Seventh Addition. (Located at 5155 59th Street South) (Janice Promersberger/Houston Engineering): APPROVED
1b. Hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Rocking Horse Farm Seventh Addition (Minor Subdivision) a replat of a part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 139 North, Range 49 West, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 5155 59th Street South) (Janice Promersberger/Houston Engineering): APPROVED
Assistant Planner Alayna Espeseth presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval.
Applicant representative Mike Love, Houston Engineering, spoke on behalf of the application.
Discussion was held on the proposed use of the site.
Member Shewey present.
Further discussion was held on the type of commercial use anticipated.
Member Stofferahn moved the findings and recommendations of staff be accepted and approval be recommended to the City Commission of the proposed 1) Zoning Change from AG, Agricultural to LC, Limited Commercial with a C-O, Conditional Overlay and 2) Subdivision Plat Rocking Horse Farm Seventh Addition, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies with the adopted 2003 Southwest Future Land Use Plan, the Standards of Article 20-06, Section 20-0906.F(1-4), Section 20-0907.B and C of the Land Development Code, and all other applicable requirements of the Land Development Code. Second by Member Rosenberg. On call of the roll Members Morgan, Holtz, Rosenberg, Cecil, Stofferahn, Tasa, Shewey, Gunkelman, and Schneider voted aye. Absent and not voting: Member Schmidt. The motion was declared carried.
Planning and Development Director Nicole Crutchfield provided a brief Growth Plan update.
Discussion was held on next steps, and the Land Development Code rewrite timeline and process.
Member Rosenberg moved to adjourn the meeting. Second by Member Gunkelman. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
The time at adjournment was 3:10 p.m.