Planning Commission - August 5, 2025 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, August 5, 2025.
The Planning Commissioners present or absent were as follows:
Present: Maranda Tasa, Scott Stofferahn, Art Rosenberg, Thomas Schmidt, Brett Shewey, Amy Hass, Tyler Mohs, Paul Gleye, Michael Betlock, Tracy Jordre
Absent: Joseph Cecil
Chair Tasa called the meeting to order.
Business Items:
Item A: Approve Order of Agenda
Chair Tasa announced the September Planning Commission meeting will be Thursday, September 4, 2025.
Chair Tasa noted Items 1a, 1b, 1c have been continued to September 4, 2025 and Item 7 has been continued to an undetermined date.
Member Stofferahn moved the Order of Agenda be approved as presented. Second by Member Rosenberg. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Item B: Minutes: Regular Meeting of July 1, 2025
Member Schmidt moved the minutes of the July 1, 2025 Planning Commission meeting be approved. Second by Member Gleye. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Item C: Public Hearing Items:
Item 1: 45th Street Park Sixth Addition
1a. Continued hearing on an application requesting a Zoning Change from LI, Limited Industrial with a C-O, Conditional Overlay and GC, General Commercial, to GC, General Commercial with a PUD, Planned Unit Development Overlay on Lot 1, Block 1, of the proposed 45th Street Park Sixth Addition and Lot 4, Block 1, 45th Street Park Second Addition and to repeal the C-O, Conditional Overlay. (Located at 200, 300, 330, and 400 45th Street South; 4414 and 4428 2nd Avenue South) (West 45th Business Center, LLC/Southeast Cass Water Resources District/Goldmark Design and Development): CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
1b. Continued hearing on an application requesting a PUD, Planned Unit Development Master Land Use Plan on Lot 1, Block 1, of the proposed 45th Street Park Sixth Addition and Lot 4, Block 1, 45th Street Park Second Addition. (Located at 200, 300, 330, and 400 45th Street South; 4414 and 4428 2nd Avenue South) (West 45th Business Center, LLC/Southeast Cass Water Resources District/Goldmark Design and Development): CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
1c. Continued hearing on an application requesting a Plat of 45th Street Park Sixth Addition (Minor Subdivision) a replat of a portion of Lot 2, Block 1, 45th Street Park Third Addition, all of Lot 1, and a portion Lot 2, Block 1, 45th Street Park Fourth Addition, and Lot 2, Block 1, 45th Street Park Fifth Addition, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, including a subdivision waiver for reduced drain setback. (Located at 200, 300, and 400 45th Street South; 4414 and 4428 2nd Avenue South) (West 45th Business Center, LLC/Goldmark Design and Development): CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
A Hearing has been set for July 1, 2025. At the July 1, 2025 meeting, the Hearing was continued to this date and time, however the applicant has requested this application be continued to September 4, 2025.
Item 2: Valley View Twelfth Addition
Continued hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Valley View Twelfth Addition (Minor Subdivision) a replat of Lot 1, Block 1, Valley View Ninth Addition, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 3900 54th Street South) (GBP, LLC/Lowry Engineering): APPROVED
A Hearing has been set for June 3, 2025. At the June 3, 2025 meeting, the Hearing was continued to July 1, 2025. At the July 1, 2025 meeting, the Hearing was continued to this date and time.
Planner Chelsea Levorsen presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval.
Member Gleye moved the findings and recommendations of staff be accepted and approval be recommended to the City Commission of the proposed Subdivision Plat Valley View Twelfth Addition, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024, the Standards of Article 20-06, Section 20-0907.B & C of the Land Development Code, and all other applicable requirements of the Land Development Code. Second by Member Jordre. On call of the roll Members Rosenberg, Betlock, Hass, Shewey, Mohs, Gleye, Schmidt, Jordre, Stofferahn, and Tasa voted aye. Absent and not voting: Member Cecil. The motion was declared carried.
Item 3: Gateway Hyundai Addition
Continued hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Gateway Hyundai Addition (Major Subdivision) a replat of portions of Lots 1-2, Porritt’s Subdivision, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 3800 Main Avenue) (I&S Development, LLP/Houston Engineering): APPROVED
A Hearing has been set for July 1, 2025. At the July 1, 2025 meeting, the Hearing was continued to this date and time.
Planner Luke Morman presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval.
Member Shewey moved the findings and recommendations of staff be accepted and approval be recommended to the City Commission of the proposed Subdivision Plat Gateway Hyundai Addition, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024, the Standards of Article 20-06, and Sections 20-0907 of the Land Development Code, and all other applicable requirements of the Land Development Code. Second by Member Mohs. On call of the roll Members Gleye, Schmidt, Hass, Stofferahn, Jordre, Rosenberg, Betlock, Shewey, and Tasa voted aye. Absent and not voting: Member Cecil. The motion was declared carried.
Item 4: Selkirk Place Fourth Addition
4a. Hearing on an application requesting a Zoning Change from AG, Agricultural and GC, General Commercial to AG, Agricultural, MR-3, Multi-Dwelling Residential with a C-O. Conditional Overlay, SR-4, Single-Dwelling Residential, SR-5, Single-Dwelling Residential, and P/I, Public and Institutional on the proposed Selkirk Place Fourth Addition. (Located at 3276 67th Avenue South, 7273 25th Street South, 6987 Golden Valley Parkway South, and 3423, 3539, and 3699 76th Avenue South) (NICD, LLC/James and Kristin Bullis Family LLLP/Kick Properties, LLC/City of Fargo/Southeast Cass Water Resources District/EagleRidge Development): APPROVED
4b. Hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Selkirk Place Fourth Addition (Major Subdivision) a plat of portions of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter and Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 138 North, Range 49 West, of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 3276 67th Avenue South, 7273 25th Street South, 6987 Golden Valley Parkway South, and 3423, 3539, and 3699 76th Avenue South) (NICD, LLC/James and Kristin Bullis Family LLLP/Kick Properties, LLC/City of Fargo/Southeast Cass Water Resources District/EagleRidge Development): APPROVED
Planning Coordinator Donald Kress presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval.
Discussion was held on access into the development, drain crossings, lot width, and snow removal and storage.
Assistant City Engineer Nathan Boerboom spoke on behalf of the Engineering Department.
Additional discussion was held on how this application aligns with the housing study from last year.
Assistant Director of Planning and Development Mark Williams noted this application is consistent with the housing study.
Member Rosenberg 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 and GC, General Commercial to AG, Agricultural, SR-4, Single-Dwelling Residential, SR-5, Single-Dwelling Residential, MR-3, Multi-Dwelling Residential with a C-O, Conditional Overlay, and P/I, Public and Institutional, and 2) Subdivision Plat Selkirk Place Fourth Addition, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024, the Standards of Article 20-06, Sections 20-0906.F (1-4), and Section 20-0907 of the Land Development Code, and all other applicable requirements of the Land Development Code. Second by Member Hass.
Further discussion was held on lots sizes, long term value of the neighborhood, and alleys.
On call of the roll Members Jordre, Hass, Mohs, Shewey, Schmidt, Betlock, Stofferahn, Rosenberg, and Tasa voted aye. Member Gleye voted nay. Absent and not voting: Member Cecil. The motion was declared carried.
Item 5: Laverne’s Sixth Addition
Hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Laverne’s Sixth Addition (Minor Subdivision) a replat of Lot 1, Block 2, Laverne’s Addition, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 2701, 2741, and 2761 43rd Street North) (Variant Warehouse 4, LLC/Houston Engineering): APPROVED
Mr. Morman presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval.
Member Schmidt moved the findings and recommendations of staff be accepted and approval be recommended to the City Commission of the proposed Subdivision Plat, Laverne’s Sixth Addition, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024, the Standards of Article 20-06, Section 20-0907.B & C of the Land Development Code, and all other applicable requirements of the Land Development Code. Second by Member Jordre. On call of the roll Members Jordre, Hass, Mohs, Shewey, Gleye, Schmidt, Betlock, Stofferahn, Rosenberg, and Tasa voted aye. Absent and not voting: Member Cecil. The motion was declared carried.
Item 6: Northern Pacific Third Addition
Hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Northern Pacific Third Addition (Major Subdivision) a replat of Lots 4-13, and a vacation of the alley, all in Block A4, Northern Pacific Second Addition, and a plat of a portion of the Northeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 139 North, Range 48 West, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 13, 15, 21, and 23 Broadway North, and 512 and 508 Northern Pacific Avenue) (Buck Properties II, LLP/Patrick Vesey/23 Broadway, LLC): APPROVED
Mr. Morman presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval and noted an updated plat was provided to the Board.
Member Rosenberg moved the findings and recommendations of staff be accepted and approval be recommended to the City Commission of the proposed Subdivision Plat Northern Pacific Third Addition, as replat of Lots 4-14, and a vacation of the alley, all in Block A4, Northern Pacific Second Addition, and a plat of a portion of the Northeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 139 North, Range 48 West, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024, the Downtown InFocus Plan, the Standards of Article 20-06, Section 20-0907 of the Land Development Code, and all other applicable requirements of the Land Development Code and North Dakota Century Code 40-39. Second by Member Gleye. On call of the roll Members Rosenberg, Mohs, Betlock, Shewey, Gleye, Hass, Stofferahn, Jordre, Schmidt, and Tasa voted aye. Absent and not voting: Member Cecil. The motion was declared carried.
Item 7: Madelyn’s Meadows Addition
Hearing on an application requesting a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow group living in the SR-4, Single-Dwelling Residential zoning district on Lot 6, Block 1, Madelyn’s Meadows Addition. (Located at 2557 72nd Avenue South) (Yemane Tesfatsen): CONTINUED TO AN UNDETERMINDED DATE
A Hearing has been set for this date and time, however the application has been continued to an undetermined date.
Item D: Other Items:
Item 1: Annexation of approximately 72.96 acres of portions of the Southwest Quarter and Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 138 North, Range 49 West, of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County, North Dakota: APPROVED
Mr. Kress presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval.
Member Rosenberg moved that the Planning Commission find that the proposed annexation of portions of the Southwest Quarter and Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 138 North, Range 49 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County, North Dakota to be consistent with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024. Second by Member Shewey. On call of the roll Members Stofferahn, Betlock, Hass, Shewey, Schmidt, Rosenberg, Gleye, Mohs, Jordre, and Tasa voted aye. Absent and not voting: Member Cecil. The motion was declared carried.
Item 2: Planned Unit Development Final Plan for the proposed J & O 45th Street Apartments Addition: APPROVED
Planning Coordinator Maegin Elshaug presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval.
Discussion was held on if there were any changes from the Master Plan.
Member Gleye moved the findings and recommendations of staff be accepted and the Planned Unit Development (PUD) Final Plan be approved for the proposed J & O 45th Street Apartments Addition, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies
with the Planned Unit Development (PUD) Master Land Use Plan, Section 20-0908.D of the Land Development Code, and all other applicable requirements of the Land Development Code, contingent on City Commission approval of the Zoning Change for J & O 45th Street Apartments Addition and associated Planned Unit Development (PUD) Master Land Use Plan. Second by Member Schmidt. On call of the roll Members Betlock, Gleye, Jordre, Shewey, Stofferahn, Hass, Mohs, Schmidt, Rosenberg, and Tasa voted aye. Absent and not voting: Member Cecil. The motion was declared carried.
The time at adjournment was 3:39 p.m.