Planning Commission - November 4, 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, November 4, 2025.
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
Chair Tasa called the meeting to order.
Business Items:
Item A: Approve Order of Agenda
Member Rosenberg moved the Order of Agenda be approved as presented. Second by Member Gleye. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Member Stofferahn present.
Item B: Minutes: Regular Meeting of October 7, 2025
Member Jordre moved the minutes of the October 7, 2025 Planning Commission meeting be approved. Second by Member Rosenberg. All Members present voted aye and the motion was declared carried.
Item C: Public Hearing Items:
Item 1: Urban Plains by Brandt Eighth Addition
Hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Urban Plains by Brandt Eighth Addition (Minor Subdivision) a replat of Lot 3, Block 1, Urban Plains by Brandt Seventh Addition, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 2975 Seter Parkway South) (Urban Plains Land Company, LLC/Lowry Engineering, Inc.): APPROVED
Planning Coordinator Donald 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 Subdivision Plat Urban Plains by Brandt Eighth Addition, as outlined within the staff report, as the proposal complies with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024, the Standards of Article 20-06, Section 20-9007.B and C of the Land Development Code, and all other applicable requirements of the Land Development Code. Second by Member Hass. On call of the roll Members Shewey, Gleye, Betlock, Rosenberg, Cecil, Schmidt, Jordre, Stofferahn, Hass, Mohs, and Tasa voted aye. The motion was declared carried.
Item 2: Old Broadway Second Addition
Hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Old Broadway Second Addition (Minor Subdivision) a replat of Lot 1, Block 1, Old Broadway Addition, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 10A, 14, 16, and 22 Broadway North) (Global Development, LLC/Houston Engineering): APPROVED
Mr. Kress presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval.
Member Betlock moved the findings and recommendations of staff be accepted and approval be recommended to the City Commission of the proposed Subdivision Plat Old Broadway Second Addition, 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.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 Rosenberg, Betlock, Hass, Cecil, Shewey, Mohs, Gleye, Schmidt, Jordre, Stofferahn, and Tasa voted aye. The motion was declared carried.
Item 3: Champions Gate at Prairie Farms Third Addition
Hearing on an application requesting a Plat of Champions Gate at Prairie Farms Third Addition (Minor Subdivision) a replat of Lot 11, Block 1, Champions Gate at Prairie Farms Second Addition, to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. (Located at 5737 31st Street South) (Prairie Grove, Inc./Houston Engineering): APPROVED
Mr. Kress presented the staff report stating all approval criteria have been met and staff is recommending approval.
Discussion was held on the private drive.
Applicant representative Brian Pattengale, Houston Engineering, spoke on behalf of the application.
Member Schmidt moved the findings and recommendations of staff be accepted and approval be recommended to the City Commission of the proposed Subdivision Plat, Champions Gate at Prairie Farms Third Addition as outlined in the staff report, as the proposal complies with the Fargo Growth Plan 2024, 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 Stofferahn. 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.
The time at adjournment was 3:15 p.