Bismarck City Commission, April 14, 2026
Approves Zoning map amendment Ordinance 6660 (JFP Fox Haven Subdivision) on appeal, unanimous
How this board votes
The City Commission approved 94% of 85 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Michael Connelly (14 of 104 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Bismarck City Commission approved (unanimous) Ordinance 6660, granting on appeal a zoning map amendment from A (Agricultural) to RR (Residential) for a 10-acre, five-lot rural residential subdivision (JFP Fox Haven Subdivision) plus a major street plan amendment shifting a fu…
- Jurisdiction
- Bismarck, ND
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsJFP Fox Haven Subdivision
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 8
Opportunity Fund letter of support (Item D4) for electrical contractor
Item D4 letter of support for the North Dakota Opportunity Fund interest buy-down for an electrical contractor. Commissioner Connolly moved to deny; motion to deny FAILED (roll call: Connolly yes, Cleary no, Risch yes, Zanker no, Schmitz no). A subsequent motion to approve D4 carried (Cleary yes, Risch no, Zanker yes, Connolly no, Schmitz yes).
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Bismarck City Commission approved (unanimous) Ordinance 6660, granting on appeal a zoning map amendment from A (Agricultural) to RR (Residential) for a 10-acre, five-lot rural residential subdivision (JFP Fox Haven Subdivision) plus a major street plan amendment shifting a fu…
Key Decisions (8)
Opportunity Fund letter of support (Item D4) for electrical contractor
Construction management at risk award for new police headquarters (Item K4)
Taxi cab license for Guiding Wheels, LLC
Annexation Ordinance 6657 north of East Valley Drive
Zoning map amendment Ordinance 6660 (JFP Fox Haven Subdivision) on appeal
Award contract for Street Improvement District SI-596
Award contract for Street Improvement District SI-597
Purchase of two electric patrol cars for Bismarck Police Department
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (2)
JFP Fox Haven Subdivision
Residential
New Bismarck Police Headquarters
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
City sewer and water are not within two miles of…
Commercial Demand
Bismarck faces a persistent taxi/transportation shortage after Taxi 9000 (once…
Housing Demand
Rural residential lots (acre-and-a-half minimum) northeast of Bismarck have infrastructure…
Infrastructure
The city is acquiring land and annexing ~54 acres for…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the mayor, 2 commissioners, 4 staff members, 3 applicants, the applicant's representative, and 8 members of the public.
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