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Indexed agendas, packets, and minutes from Nowthen council, planning & zoning, work sessions, and Truth-in-Taxation hearings. Click any meeting to see what was on the agenda, what was decided, and the dollars that came up.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 · 6:30 PM
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Thursday, August 13, 2026
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The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the Hillukka variance and Viking Estates final plat, closed a prior withdrawn-application hearing item, and then met jointly with the City Council for planning-law training.
The Planning Commission swore in Commissioner Hoium, approved routine items, and continued the Hillukka Birchwood Lane variance, the residential-treatment-center ordinance amendment, and the Bar None CUP to the next regular meeting for more information, notice, and revised conditions.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a March 24, 2026 worksession to interview five candidates for a vacant commission seat, approved the agenda, and adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
The Planning & Zoning Commission heard public testimony and voted to recommend approval of an interim use permit for cannabis cultivation (with one dissenting vote), recommended a variance and final plat for Palomino Estates, and recommended Jeff Pilon and Michael Hoium to fill a commission vacancy.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of two home-occupation IUPs, the Palomino Estates and Viking Estates development requests, minor subdivision and fee-schedule ordinance changes, the Limpert minor subdivision, and a new commission-member interview process.
The Planning & Zoning Commission elected new officers (effective the next meeting), approved prior minutes and the agenda, reviewed 2026 meeting dates, recommended adoption of the annual commission policy with edits, and adjourned early before recognizing Chair Dale Ames for 50 years of service.
The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended conditional approval of the K Land three-lot minor subdivision and discussed tightening the minor subdivision ordinance for future applications.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Burns Bottle Shop IUP/variance with a fence condition, recommended approval of the cannabis ordinance amendment after a split vote, and recommended approval of the fee schedule/third-party consultant amendment.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the Operation Good Dog kennel IUP with conditions, approved the Plaisted minor subdivision subject to packet conditions, and discussed members for a zoning ordinance working group.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended changes for cannabis cultivation in RRA zoning and approved a planning-and-zoning fee amendment setting a $250 administrative fee plus actual postage costs.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the agenda and June 24 minutes, then voted to send the Rademacher Companies concept plan to the City Council for input.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the agenda and prior minutes, then carried a conditional approval of the Wood Duck Haven 2nd Addition preliminary plat before adjourning at 7:23 p.m.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the 22511 Baugh St NW variance, approved the Leistico East accessory-building variance recommendation, and approved the Original Hockey Mom Brownies Interim Use Permit as recommended.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved A&B Addition recommendations, continued the Leistico East accessory-structure variance, sent the Howard bakery IUP forward with a denial recommendation, and recommended approval of home occupation, policy, and Planning Commission ordinance updates.
The Planning and Zoning Commission elected Ames as chair and Bies as vice chair, approved Petersen Acres, tabled A&B Addition and the home occupations ordinance amendment to February 25, and sent the revised 2025 commission policy to the City Council.
The Planning and Zoning Commission handled routine business and recommended a conservative cannabis zoning ordinance for City Council review.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a cannabis zoning ordinance public hearing, directed Planner Nash to follow through with recommended amendments, handled routine agenda business, and adjourned at 7:56 PM.
The Planning Commission approved routine items, discussed AB Welding's five-lot family subdivision concept without taking action, and gave staff direction for a draft cannabis zoning ordinance.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Petersen Acres final plat recommendation but directed that it not be sent to the City Council until all requirements are met.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Jorgenson and Popp shared driveway CUP, added and discussed Dryden Acres building permit concerns, and voted to keep its meeting start time at 7:00 p.m.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of Petersen Acres’ flag-lot CUP and preliminary plat, tabled the Lachei accessory-building variance, recommended approval of the Nowthen Pastures final plat and the third-party consultant ordinance, and tabled nuisance-code amendments.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Nowthen Pastures preliminary plat, continued Petersen Acres to May 28, recommended policy changes to the City Council, and tabled changing the meeting start time.
The Planning and Zoning Commission continued Petersen Acres, recommended approval of the C-1 home occupation ordinance amendment and SotaSolar IUP, approved the Mackenzie Hills final plat, and handled routine meeting approvals.
The Planning and Zoning Commission reelected Chair Ames, selected Commissioner Haapala as vice-chair, approved the agenda and November minutes, and continued the SotaSolar home-occupation IUP public hearing at 8150 Viking Boulevard to March 26, 2024.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the Mackenzie Hills plat/CUP with ordinance clarification, recommended approval of the Krogstad IUP with edits, and closed the withdrawn Nowthen Pastures hearing.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of Mackenzie Hills with conditions, continued Nowthen Pastures to November 28, discussed the Paone IUP and septic ordinance updates, and adjourned at 9:18 PM.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions for the Moan shed variance, the Thompson porch variance, and the Paone/VonDelinde temporary outdoor storage IUP, then tabled the septic ordinance discussion to October 24.
The Planning and Zoning Commission elected Jorgensen Vice Chairman, discussed the Gustafson subdivision concept and recommended Proposal A without an official vote, continued septic ordinance revisions, and approved routine meeting items.
The packet for the August 22, 2023 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting covered a vice-chair election, Gustafson subdivision and street-paving-deferral concept review, and continued septic-ordinance discussion, but no minutes for the meeting were included.
The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed its policy, kept Ames as Chair, postponed a tied Vice Chair election, recommended approval of the Newport Cardens used auto sales IUP, and discussed fencing/landscaping and septic ordinance updates.
The November 22, 2022 Planning & Zoning Commission packet scheduled a discussion of zoning ordinance changes for fencing, screening and landscaping, but no November 22 minutes or transcript were included, so outcomes are unknown.
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved the Bear Lake shoreland setback variance recommendation (with added conditions), denied the amended CUP for the Verde Valley Road cell tower, discussed draft ordinance changes for fencing/screening/landscaping, and adjourned.
The September 27, 2022 Planning and Zoning agenda set a Polgreen shoreland variance public hearing and a discussion of landscaping, screening and fencing ordinance amendments; no minutes for that meeting were included, so outcomes are unknown.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held the public hearing on Ordinance 2022-02, approved it with six ayes, removed the June 28 minutes from the agenda, and adjourned at 8:25pm.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved routine items, advanced revised commercial and industrial architectural standards toward a July 13, 2022 public hearing, received a Basics of Planning presentation, reviewed upcoming projects, and adjourned at 9:20pm.
The May 19, 2022 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting was canceled for lack of zoning applications, but a packet on commercial and industrial architectural standards was circulated for review before the June meeting.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Country View subdivision and Finn septic variance, continued work on commercial and industrial design standards, and adjourned at 8:50 p.m.