Planning Commission - January 6, 2026 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, January 6, 2026.
The Planning Commissioners present or absent were as follows:
Present: Maranda Tasa, Scott Stofferahn, Art Rosenberg, Thomas Schmidt, Brett Shewey, Joseph Cecil, Amy Hass, Tyler Mohs, Paul Gleye, Michael Betlock, Tracy Jordre
Absent: None
Chair Tasa called the meeting to order.
Business Items:
Item A: Approve Order of Agenda
Member Hass moved the Order of Agenda be approved as presented. Second by Member Gleye. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Item B: Minutes: Regular Meeting of December 2, 2025
Member Shewey moved the minutes of the December 2, 2025 Planning Commission meeting be approved. Second by Member Schmidt. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Item C: Public Hearing Items:
Item 1: Covey Ranch Third Addition
1a. Continued hearing on an application requesting a Zoning Change from AG, Agricultural to AG, Agricultural, SR-4, Single-Dwelling Residential, MR-3, Multi-Dwelling Residential with a C-O, Conditional Overlay, LC, Limited Commercial with a C-O, Conditional Overlay, and P/I, Public and Institutional on the proposed Covey Ranch Third Addition. (Located at 6455, 6620, 6630, and 6750 43rd Street South; 3800 and 3900 64th Avenue South; 6536, 6688 and 6800 45th Street South) (Enclave Covey, LLC/Dabbert Custom Homes, LLC/Brookstone Property, LLC/Bank Forward/Moore Engineering, Inc./City of Fargo): APPROVED
1b. Continued hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Covey Ranch Third Addition (Major Subdivision) a plat of a portion of the North Half of Section 10, Township 138 North, Range 49 West, of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 6455, 6620, 6630, and 6750 43rd Street South; 3785, 3800, 3900, 4000 and 4360 64th Avenue South; 6536, 6688, and 6800 45th Street South) (Enclave Covey, LLC/Dabbert Custom Homes, LLC/Brookstone Property, LLC/Moore Engineering, Inc./City of Fargo): 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 intersection and crossing design, shared use paths, design standards, the Conditional Overlay, and how this would potentially fit with the new Land Development Code.
Planning and Development Assistant Director Mark Williams noted the new Land Development Code is still being worked out, but this is consistent with other developments and would be a good case study.
Discussion continued on the size of the Right-of-Way.
Assistant City Engineer Nathan Boerboom spoke on behalf of the Engineering Department.
Applicant Representative Jace Hellman, Dabbert Custom Homes, spoke on behalf of the application.
Further discussion was held on lot footprints, and design of small lot subdivision.
Member Schmidt 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 AG, Agricultural, SR-4, Single-Dwelling Residential, MR-3, Multi-Dwelling Residential with a C-O, Conditional Overlay, LC, Limited Commercial, with a C-O, Conditional Overlay, and P/I, Public and Institutional, and 2) Subdivision Plat Covey Ranch Third Addition, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024. Standards of Article 20-06, and Sections 20-0906.F (1-4) and 20-0907 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 Shewey, Betlock, Rosenberg, Cecil, Schmidt, Jordre, Stofferahn, Hass, Mohs, and Tasa voted aye. Member Gleye voted nay. The motion was declared carried.
Item 2: Horace Mann School Addition
Hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Horace Mann School Addition (Minor Subdivision) a replat of Lots 1-24, including the vacated alley, Block 11, Hector’s Addition, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 1025 3rd Street North) (Fargo Public Schools/Houston Engineering, Inc.): APPROVED
Member Amy Hass disclosed that her employer Kraus Anderson Construction, was selected as the CIMAR for the project, and asked the Board if she could vote on this item.
Chair Tasa moved that Member Haas could vote. Second by Member Betlock. On call of the roll Members Mohs, Jordre, Shewey, Rosenberg, Cecil, Gleye, Stofferahn, Schmidt, Betlock, and Tasa voted aye. The motion was declared carried.
Planning Coordinator Donald Kress presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval.
Member Rosenberg moved the findings and recommendations of staff be accepted and approval be recommended to the City Commission of the proposed Subdivision Plat Horace Mann School Addition, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024, the Core Neighborhoods Plan, the Standards of Article 20-06, Section 20-0907.B and C of the Land Development Code, and all other applicable requirements of the Land Development Code. Second by Member Schmidt. On call of the roll Members Rosenberg, Betlock, Hass, Cecil, Shewey, Mohs, Gleye, Schmidt, Jordre, Stofferahn, and Tasa voted aye. The motion was declared carried.
Item 3: Clara Barton School Addition
3a. Hearing on an application requesting a Zoning Change from P/I, Public and Institutional and SR-2, Single-Dwelling Residential to P/I, Public and Institutional on the proposed Clara Barton School Addition. (Located at 1404 and 1406 7th Street South and 1417 6th Street South) (Fargo Public Schools/Houston Engineering, Inc.): APPROVED
3b. Hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Clara Barton School Addition (Minor Subdivision) a replat of Lots 1-25, Block 13, Huntington’s Addition, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 1404 and 1406 7th Street South and 1417 6th Street South) (Fargo Public Schools/Houston Engineering, Inc.): APPROVED
Mr. Kress 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 1) Zoning Change from SR-2, Single-Dwelling Residential and P/I, Public and Institutional to P/I, Public and Institutional, and 2) Subdivision Plat Clara Barton School Addition, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024, the Core Neighborhoods Plan, the Standards of Article 20-06, Sections 20-0906.F)(1-4) and 20-0907.B and C of the Land Development Code, and all other applicable requirements of the Land Development Code. Second by Member Gleye. On call of the roll Members Gleye, Schmidt, Hass, Stofferahn, Mohs, Jordre, Rosenberg, Betlock, Cecil, Shewey, and Tasa voted aye. The motion was declared carried.
Item D: Other Items
Item 1: Annexation of approximately 122.95 acres of a portion of the North Half of Section 10, Township 138 North, Range 49 West, of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Cass County, North Dakota.
Ms. Elshaug 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 recommend to the City Commission that the Planning Commission finds that the proposed Annexation of a portion of the North Half of Section 10, 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 Jordre. On call of the roll Members Schmidt, Betlock, Jordre, Cecil, Stofferahn, Mohs, Rosenberg, Gleye, Shewey, Hass, and Tasa voted aye. The motion was declared carried.
Mr. Williams provided an update on the Land Development Code rewrite process and timeline.
Item 2: 2026 Planning Commission Meeting Dates
Chair Tasa noted the 2026 Planning Commission meeting dates are included in the packet.
The time at adjournment was 3:38 p.m.