The Fargo Planning Commission convened on January 2, 2024, at 3:00 PM in the Commission Chambers. Chair Rocky Schneider presided. Member Thomas Schmidt was absent. The commission addressed a full agenda including public hearings on conditional use permits, zoning changes, and subdivision plats, as well as discussions on major planning initiatives. Votes were recorded as shown.
Meeting adjourned at 5:53 PM.
And commission meeting is called to order. Commissioners, um looking at the agenda, I think we're gonna start. We're gonna skip item one and item two just until our technical team a little extra time. So we're gonna start with item three, three A and three B for everyone awareness. Um, with that change, could we get a motion to approve the order of agenda? So moved. Second. Okay, we have a motion by Don and a second by John. All in favor say aye. All right, aye, aye. All right. Any opposed? Motion passes. Moving on to item B, the minutes from December 5th. Committee, commission, what's your wishes? I move to approve. Motion from Staffrin. Second. Second by Morgan. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed. Motion passes. Okay, moving on to public hearing items. We'll start with 3A and 3B, and we'll ask Luke is up here to introduce us for us. Good afternoon, Commissioners. Luke Mormon with the City Fargo Planning Department. Let's skip ahead in their presentation here. Okay, so uh item 3A and 3B is located at 4951 and 4837 Amber Valley Parkway, as well as 4800, 4820 and 4840, 23rd Avenue South. To give some context, so you can follow the mouse on the screen. It's Veterans Boulevard, 45th Street, 23rd Avenue is on the north side of the subject properties, and then Amber Valley Parkway is on the south side of the subject properties. Item 3A is requesting a zoning change from LC limited commercial to GC general commercial zone with a PUD plan unit development overlay. Item 3B is a PUD master land use plan and final plan. This is all on lots one through three, block one, gamma fargo edition, and a portion of lot one, block one, practice second edition. Typically for PUDs, we see a master land use plan and final plan at separate hearings, but since uh all structures, parking, and open space areas are existing, and the only work is interior. Staff is moving both of these items concurrently through this uh through this meeting. For some site photos on the top, we're facing east from Amber Valley Parkway, and then on the bottom we're facing northwest towards the existing building. Again, no exterior work is proposed, it's all interior for the zoning. It's currently LC limited commercial, and then changing to GC general commercial with a plan unit development overlay. So this is actually the PUD master land use plan, which is actually a previously approved site plan that shows the existing layout of the structures, parking, and open space, which will remain unchanged. And then the interior model of the proposed use will be on the south portion of the existing building. So again, if you follow my mouse, it's uh in this area down here. This is the final plan, and this is actually a floor plan showing the various uses in this portion of the building, and uh north is to the left, as you can see on the the bottom. There's a little arrow. The manufacturing and warehouse uses are here as well, kind of in the middle of this uh of the floor plan. The PUD overlay. Um, this is in summary. The overlay will allow and prohibit uses as well as provide some additional standards, and those standards include common verbiage we use to protect surrounding context for industrial uses in the GC zone.