Bismarck City Commission, July 28, 2026
Approved: Ordinance 6676 - Berg Acres Addition rezoning and final plat, unanimous
How this board votes
The City Commission approved 90% of 127 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Michael Connelly (19 of 162 recorded votes).
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On July 28, 2026, Bismarck approved Ordinance 6676 - Berg Acres Addition rezoning and final plat (unanimous).
The Bismarck City Commission approved three land-use items on unanimous voice votes: Ordinance 6673 creating a special assessment park-improvement district for newly annexed properties, Ordinance 6676 (Berg Acres Addition) rezoning 6.99 acres along East Main Avenue from Agricultu…
- Jurisdiction
- Bismarck, ND
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsBerg Acres Addition
ApprovedDCN Addition
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 5
Ordinance 6673 - Special assessment district for annexed properties
Public hearing on Ordinance 6673 to create a special assessment district for park improvement charges to be assessed to newly annexed property. Approved on unanimous roll-call vote (5-0).
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Key Decisions (5)
Ordinance 6673 - Special assessment district for annexed properties
Ordinance 6676 - Berg Acres Addition rezoning and final plat
Ordinance 6677 - DCN Addition rezoning and final plat
City-County Building renovation options work session
2027 preliminary budget approval
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Development Activity (3)
Berg Acres Addition event facility
Commercial
DCN Addition
Residential
City-County Building renovation / new build options
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Visitors made 1.7 million trips to Bismarck in 2025 spending…
Infrastructure
Sanitary sewer is not yet available along East Main Avenue…
Infrastructure
The City faces heavy near-term capital pressure — $97.6M police…
2 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.
Who spoke
18 distinct speakers; 14 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Commissioner, 1 Witness, 7 Staff, 2 Clerk, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Mayor, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 1 Witness, 6 Staff, 4 Commissioner, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Mayor, 1 Attorney.
Speaker sample: Cole Johnson, Applicant Rep.
13 more identified names in Pro: 1 Witness, 6 Staff, 4 Commissioner, 1 Mayor, 1 Attorney.
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Zoning terms (11)
66 recorded timestamps
- public hearing (13 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (1 timestamps)
- deferred (1 timestamps)
- approved (6 timestamps)
- zoning (20 timestamps)
- commercial (4 timestamps)
Decision moments (5)
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