00:00:10,670	clock and today is August 28th, and I would like to welcome staff, commissioners, all those attending in the Baker meeting room and those online to this meeting of the Bismarck Planning and Zoning Commission and with that I’m going to call the meeting to order. Sarah, would you please call Roll? Comm. Bittner. He Comm. Field.

00:00:33,330	Comm. Johnson. Comm. Larson. Mr. Lukins. Here. Ms. Michelle. Comm. Schmidt Comm. Seak here Comm. Wangan, Comm., Chair Schwartz here. Thank you. With that, we’ll move on to the first item on our agenda this evening, which is approval of the meeting minutes. Commissioners, what are your wishes? Motion to approve.

00:01:01,830	We have a motion to approve from Comm. Wain. Second from Comm. Zent. Any discussion? And I’m not hearing any, so Sarah, please call roll. Comm. Wangen. Yes, Comm. Field. Yes, Comm. Johnson. Yes. Mr. Larson, Comm. Lukins. Yes. Michelle. Yes Yes Yes. Schwartz. Yes, a motion is approved.

00:01:37,000	With that, we will move on to the second item on our agenda this evening, which is the consent agenda and there are a number of items on the consent agenda. There’s a Landsberger second subdivision. It’s a request for a minor subdivision preliminary plant, uh, zoning map amendment and a major street amendment and staff recommendation is to uh schedule a hearing. And tentative approval on the major subdivision preliminary plat.

00:02:01,900	Then there is um. Parts of Riverby Edition and Mackenzie edition, which is a zoning map amendment and staff recommends to schedule a hearing. The next item, which would be item C, is a municipal 6th edition and it’s a major subdivision preliminary plot against staff recommends tentative approval. And the final item in our consent agenda is lot coverage.

00:02:28,370	In our 5 residential zoning district and it’s so it’s a zoning ordinance text amendment and staff is recommending we schedule a hearing. Commissioners, what are your wishes? Motion to Comm. Zent, we have a motion to approve. OK, here’s a second. Second, we have a 2nd from Comm. Wagon. With that, Comm., is any discussion.

00:03:01,670	And I’m not seeing any, so Sarah, would you please call Roll? Comm. Seavak, Yes. Comm. Field. Comm. Johnson. Comm. Wangen. Yes, Comm. Larson, Comm. Lukins. Yes. Michelle. Yes. Comm. Schmitz, Comm. Bittner. Yes. Yes. And your shorts. Yes, motion is approved.

00:03:33,430	With that, we’ll move on to our regular agenda this evening and we have two items in our regular agenda, the first being a Meyer the Meyer subdivision special use permit request, and I believe Lauren is going to give us staff report on this this evening. Uh, good evening, Chair Schwartz and commissioners.

00:03:58,630	Jason Mayor is requesting approval of a special use permit to increase the allowable size of accessory structures to 3200 square feet on lot one block one mayor subdivision. The parcel is located northwest of Bismarck, west of River Road and north of Sandy River Drive on the east side of Fernwood Drive.

00:04:21,800	The parcel is within the RR residential zoning district and is large enough to have an allowable maximum size of cumulative accessory structures of 2400 square feet without the special use permit. The property has been identified as rural residential in the future land use plan. The RR rural residential areas are places for country living with convenient proximity to city life. All adjacent uses are rural, residential, and agricultural.

00:04:46,100	The property is located within the special flood hazard area and any development within the area must follow the existing ordinance requirements. The city flood plain administrator has noted that the existing accessory structures located on this parcel do not need floodproofing requirements, as outlined in the zoning ordinance and has requested that the existing accessory structures be wet floodproofed as a condition of approval for this request.

00:05:09,300	The applicant is aware of this requirement and has agreed to bring the existing structures into compliance. Additionally, the proposed accessory structure must also meet the requirements of the flood plain section of the ordinance. The public has been duly notified of this request.

00:05:31,370	A notice was published in the Bismarck Tribune on August 16th and August 23rd and 42 letters were mailed to the owners of nearby properties on August 16th. Basic project information with the ability to contact staff for more details has been provided publicly online through the Community development activities map. To my knowledge, staff has not received comments regarding this request. This request was evaluated according to the standards contained within the comprehensive plan.

00:05:55,270	Bismarck Code of ordinance is and relevant state law. Single family rural, residential lots in a r rural residential zoning district that are more than 6500 square feet in area may increase the total allowable accessory structure to a maximum of 3200 square feet, with the approval of a special use permit by the planning and Zoning Commission.

00:06:15,870	As the size of the lot is 10.52 acres, the sum of all accessory structures on this lot can be increased to 3200 square feet with your approval. As a result of all findings contained in the staff reports.

00:06:36,730	City of Bismarck staff find that the proposed special use permit would not adversely impact the public health, safety and general welfare is consistent with the comprehensive plan, Bismarck code of ordinances and relevant state law. Therefore, his staff recommends approval of a special use permit to increase the allowable size of accessory structures 23,200 square feet on that one, block 1 mayor subdivision with the condition that The current accessory structures be brought into compliance with the floodplain

00:06:59,230	ordinance. Do you have any questions on this item for me at this time. Comm. questions for Lauren. I’m not seeing or hearing anymore. Thank you. With that, I’m going to open the public hearing for this agenda item is either the requester or representative here to speak to it.

00:07:24,800	And I’m not seeing or hearing anyone, so with that I will open the podium to others that would care to address this agenda item. And again, I’m not seeing or hearing any, so with that I’m going to close the public hearing on it, uh, Lauren, any additional comments? Known from me at this time. Thank you. All right, thank you.

00:07:46,300	With that commissioner’s staff recommendation is to approve with conditions. What are your wishes? Motion to approve. We have a motion to approve from Comm. Bittner. And a second from Comm. Siva. With that Comm., any additional discussion? And I’m not seeing or hearing any, so with that, Sarah, would you please call Roll? Comm. Fields, yes. Comm. Johnson, yes. Comm. Schmitz.

00:08:14,500	Yes, Comm. Larson, yes. Comm. Lukins. Yes. Michelle. Yes. Comm. Seak, yes, Comm. Wangen, yes. Comm. Yes, Comm. Bittner. Yes. The shorts. Yes, the motion is approved.

00:08:43,800	With that we’ll move on to item under item B under our regular agenda, which is Northwood Eates relat L 104, and it’s a request for a special use permit, and I believe Jenny is going to provide us with staff report this evening. Thank you, Chair Schwartz, Commissioners, John and Molly Barnes are requesting approval of a special use permit on Lot 10, Block 4 Northwood Estates replat to increase the total size of accessory buildings on their property to 3200 square feet.

00:09:01,200	The proposed special use permit is located north of. east of US Highway 83 and south of 10 10th Avenue Northeast on the north side of Olive Lane. It consists of 2.64 acres. Adjacent uses include rural residential to the north, south, east and west. The applicant is proposing to construct 13,200 square foot building. There are no other accessory buildings on site.

00:09:23,570	The public has been notified of this request. A notice was published in the Tribune on August 16th and 23rd and 41 letters were mailed to the owners of nearby properties. on August 16th. To my knowledge, we have not received any comments or inquiries regarding this request.

00:09:42,470	A special use permit was evaluated according to standards contained within our comprehensive plan, the Bismarck Code of Ordinances and State law. And as a result of all the findings contained in the staff report, staff find that the proposed special use permit would not adversely impact the public health, safety, and general welfare and is consistent with our comprehensive plan, the Code of ordinances, and state law.

00:10:00,070	Therefore, staff recommends approval of the special use permit to increase the total size of accessory structures to 3200 square feet on Lot 10 block 4, Northwood estates relat. Do you have Questions. Commissioner’s questions for Jenny. Comm. in. These two structures just to the. Upper right hand corner of the drilling water doses. Sheds or And Mr. Chair, um, Comm.

00:10:30,430	, um, I will have the applicant who is in the audience. Answer that question, I think they might be like a maybe a camper or something, but I’ll let her answer that. Mhm. Thank you, Comm. Zan. Commissioners, additional questions for Jenny. I’m not seeing you here. Thank you.

00:10:51,730	With that, I’m gonna open up the public hearing for this agenda item would either the requester or representative care to speak to it. Thank you, Chair Schwartz and commissioners. My name is Molly Barnes, and I am the, uh, applicants on this, um, the two white things that you see, those are trailers. Yep. Yep, so my husband and I collect cars. Um, he builds them.

00:11:12,630	We currently rent a shop here in town and we simply want to have a shop at home instead of having to come to town to work on stuff and store items. Any other questions? Comm. questions for Molly. Appreciate your time and effort on this. Thank you, Molly. Thank you.

00:11:33,000	Without the podiums open for others that would care to address this agenda item. And I’m not seeing or hearing any, so with that I’m going to close a public hearing on this agenda item. Jenny, do you have any additional comments? No, thank you. All right, thank you.

00:11:54,500	With that commissioner’s staff recommendation is for approval of the special use permit? What are your wishes? Move motion to approve. I like All right, Comm. Sivak, you, you, uh, Well, who was that? Comm. Wagon? I’m sorry, Comm. Waggen has made the motion. Comm. Vintner has seconded it. Uh, with that, Comm., is any additional discussion? And without seeing, uh, Comm. Schell, just maybe a clarification in the.

00:12:20,700	Packet for this one, it has some of the dates as being August 28th of 2024 for the resolution, but there’s some smatterings of July 24th mixed in there too, um, so maybe just to if this passes, that’ll be corrected, I’m assuming and will be updated accordingly. Yeah, thank you. Wonderful. Thank you, Comm. Schell. Thank you, Jenny. All right, that any additional.

00:12:41,870	Comments And I’m not seeing or hearing any, so with that, Sarah, would you please call Roll? Mr. Morgan. Yes, Comm., uh, Fields, excuse me. Comm. Bittner. Yes. Mr. Johnson, Comm. Larson. Comm. Lukins. Comm. Lukins, Did we lose any? Oh I’ll circle back. Um, Comm. Schell. Yes, Comm. Schmidt. Comm. Se. Yes. Comm., Comm. Lukins. Your shorts. Yes.

00:13:30,430	With that, the motion is approved. Thank you, commissioners, are there any other business for this evening’s meeting? And I’m not seeing or hearing any, so with that, our next scheduled meeting and, and Sarah, you can tell me if I’m wrong, but it’s for the 25th of September.

00:13:52,730	All right, so we’re scheduled for then at 5 o’clock with that Comm. staff, thank you for your time this evening and I’m going