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Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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The Planning and Zoning Commission approved Bid-2-Buy/Cash Farms CUP and IUP recommendations as amended, adopted its commission policy as amended, and continued discussion of commercial and industrial architectural standards.
The February 22, 2022 P&Z packet scheduled policy review, planning training, an informational Weichelt temporary-habitation/code-enforcement discussion, and review of a draft commercial/industrial architectural-standards ordinance; no minutes were included to show actions taken.
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved its agenda, conducted a lengthy annual review of its policy/procedures with proposed edits to bring back in February, elected Dale Ames as Chair and Harold Jorgensen as Vice Chair, deferred the “Basics of Planning” presentation, and adjourned at 9:21 p.m.
The Planning & Zoning Commission amended the agenda, held a public hearing and approved the Woodhaven preliminary and final plat, discussed possible commercial/industrial architectural standards and self-storage ordinance concepts, cancelled the December meeting, and adjourned.
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved the agenda and prior minutes, discussed the Borg Verde Valley Road flag-lot concept without a formal vote, and continued work on commercial and industrial architectural standards.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended conditional approvals for Dryden Acres, Ward Acres, and the Jones/Primocraft IUP, and discussed the Woodhaven concept plan without a motion.
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved routine items and recommended a revised Kontz Property lot split with Parcel B reshaped and future access concerns noted.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Thompson/Jump City Inflatables IUP with conditions, reviewed two advisory subdivision concept plans, and asked staff to move the 181st Avenue/Baugh Street concept toward further Council and resident discussion.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended moving the CST outdoor-storage IUP to the City Council with conditions and discussed John Curtis's Ferret Street industrial concept plan without a formal recommendation.
The Planning & Zoning Commission denied Guimont outdoor storage, approved the Schultz setback variance, recommended the Toft 1st Addition preliminary plat with conditions and a possible trail review, and tabled the CST outdoor storage IUP.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the agenda and prior minutes, recommended approval of the Fixit Auto / Perkins Contracting CUP and variance with a stormwater-basin condition, and discussed Gilmour’s request to add outdoor storage to an existing indoor-storage IUP before sending it toward a noticed public hearing.
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of the FX Auto/Perkins CUP and variance, discussed Guimont outdoor storage without a vote, and set that item up for a May 25 public hearing.
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved the Brand Name Storage Phase 2 and 3 requests with conditions and discussed the CST/Toft concept subdivision before adjourning at 8:11 PM.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the Cote, Leistico, and Carr's Tree Service applications with conditions, continued Brand Name Storage to March, asked Council to investigate storage-unit moratoriums, and reviewed P&Z policy changes.
The City Council held a planning session on vision, values, 2021 goals, communication practices, ad hoc committees, recurring calendar items, and Planning and Zoning Commission policy, with follow-up assignments and several topics continued to the next Planning Session.
The Planning and Zoning Commission continued the Leistico and Name Brand Storage hearings, gave informal feedback on the Schmidtbauer rezoning concept, and recommended approving the Green/Roessler lot split without a future road easement.
The Planning & Zoning Commission continued the Leistico subdivision hearing, recommended conditional approval of the Swanson/Sonsteby Burns Auto IUP and variance, recommended several RRT/code amendment changes, canceled the December 22 meeting, and adjourned at 10:20 p.m.
The Planning and Zoning Commission continued the Swanson/Sonsteby Burns Auto IUP and variance hearing to November 24, 2020, discussed draft snow-removal and on-street-parking ordinance changes, and adjourned at 8:49 pm.
The Planning and Zoning Commission continued the Leistico Estate subdivision and RRT code-amendment public hearings to November 24, reviewed the Brand Name Storage concept plan as advisory only, and adjourned at 8:58 pm.
The P&Z Commission continued the Leistico subdivision and City Code amendment hearings, recommended approval of the Scheller/Chicos Motorwerks IUP with a sign-condition verification, and discussed a possible Burns Auto reuse that would require a new IUP and variance.
The Planning & Zoning Commission continued the Leistico Estate subdivision, recommended approval of Breyen's Bend, the Lindberg subdivision/CUP, and the Crossroads/VOA greenhouse CUP and variance, and removed City Code updates from the agenda.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a special public hearing on the Breyen's Bend preliminary plat and continued it to August 25, 2020 for a variance application.
The Planning and Zoning Commission continued the Leistico subdivision hearing, recommended denial of the Carr's Tree Service CUP, approved the Bayer home-business IUP with a sign-rule condition, adopted a 2040 land-use map update, and adjourned at 9:01 PM.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved routine items, continued the Leistico Estate subdivision hearing to July 28, and discussed the Breyen's Bend 13-lot concept plan without taking a formal approval vote.
The Planning & Zoning Commission continued the Leistico subdivision, recommended approval of a minor-subdivision street-surfacing ordinance amendment with revisions, recommended approval of two setback variances, and adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
The Planning & Zoning Commission continued the Leistico subdivision, recommended conditional approval of the Rohach IUP and the Cleath variance, and continued the street surfacing ordinance amendment for more work.
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of the Hazeman easement vacation, continued the Leistico Estates East plat hearing to March 24, and asked for review of subdivision street-construction ordinance alternatives.
Planning & Zoning recommended conditional approval of the Bottineau/Vallar Woodworking IUP and approved Name Brand Storage color/material clarifications; the joint work session approved the 2040 Land Use Plan Map and related plan-document work, tabled the ROS district, and continued the special Council meeting to January 24, 2019.
Planning & Zoning approved Matt Ward’s revised 3-lot minor subdivision at 6635 Old Viking Blvd, canceled the December P&Z meeting, and then held a joint discussion with City Council about 2040 Comprehensive Plan land use and proposed zoning changes including a proposed ROS district and possible commercial/industrial expansion.
The City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission held a joint meeting to discuss the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan (including annexation/settlement impacts, commercial/industrial areas, frontage roads, and parks/trails) and took public comments before adjourning.
A joint City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission meeting was scheduled to discuss key elements of the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, including the detachment/annexation settlement agreement standards, commercial/industrial expansion, frontage roads, parks/trails, and community perspectives.
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved the agenda, recommended trail dedication for the Host subdivision concept, recommended that the Reed-Begin lot split meet current code, and continued work on a small wireless ordinance.
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved the agenda and prior minutes, then heard multiple continued public hearings and voted to recommend approval of an outdoor storage IUP for 20090 England Street, a home-extended-business IUP for 7140 Old Viking Boulevard (with withdrawals/conditions discussed), and a preliminary/final plat for a three-lot split at 19447 Nowthen Boulevard; a later CUP item for 19950 England Street was introduced and discussed (gate/fence/outdoor storage limits) in the available transcript excerpt.
The commission heard strong public concern about a 181st-area commercial/light-industrial land-use change, continued that public hearing to July, discussed Bill's Superette and Greenwalt items, recommended Laestadian Lutheran's landscape plan, and began discussing lower-cost administrative lot split approvals.
The Planning and Zoning Commission handled routine approvals, recommended approval of the Hobart fire-damage reconstruction variance, recommended conditional approval of the Rademacher / Bill's Superette fuel facility and parking setback CUPs after extensive site discussion, and began discussion of fee schedule changes before the transcript ended.