ZONING
THE WEST WING Council Meeting 12-4-12
The following are the proposed agenda items for Tuesday evening's regular City Council meeting. The agenda and packet can be found on theCity Council web page. Note: Tuesdays Regular City Council mee...
Posted on 12/4/12 at 8:45 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Not everything in Legislature is about the budget
While most legislative attention is focused on budget bills, several smaller measures also have passed the House, including: A bill giving local governments the option to approve zoning variances. Ne...
Posted on 4/5/11 at 12:43 PM
UND students seek new ‘A&E zone’ 
The UND Student Senate is calling for a zoning change to allow more late-night entertainment options for Grand Forks residents.
By Robb Jeffries , April 10, 2013
Big Grand Forks development sails through committee
The first phase of a proposed 316-acre development in southwest Grand Forks won unanimous approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday.
By Brandi Jewett , February 07, 2013
Kim Patterson, Fargo, letter: Fantasy’s store owner answers questions
I’m a mother of two; I get it. If I thought the Grand Forks store could harm the children in the area in any way, I wouldn’t have picked this location.
By Kim Patterson , March 27, 2012
OUR OPINION: Not all ‘adult businesses’ are alike
There are adult businesses whose customer base consists mostly of unaccompanied men. But Fantasy’s is not that kind of store, the owners say.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , March 22, 2012
Grand Forks council to take up zoning, refund to nonprofits at meeting tonight
The Grand Forks City Council will consider zoning issues and a refund to nonprofit cemeteries among other issues at its meeting at 5:30 tonight in City Hall.
By Herald Staff Report , November 21, 2011
Dwight Messner, Grand Forks, letter: Don’t make it easier for students to drink
We have enough bars and restaurants throughout the city, and turning the UND and its surrounding neighborhood into a party zone should not be city policy.
By Dwight Messner , November 04, 2011
Amid oil boom, Belfield, N.D., rejects rezoning request
City leaders in the western North Dakota oil patch town of Belfield have denied a request to rezone a dozen lots from agricultural or industrial use to residential.
By Associated Press , February 12, 2011
Wishek couple, city at odds over turbine
Larry and Jeanne Walth put up the 39-foot tower in June. The city of Wishek, N.D., says the turbine does not meet zoning codes and that the Walths are subject to fines if they do not take it down.
By Associated Press , December 04, 2009
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS: NDSU post office closing? ... Woman jailed for abuse ... Plant reapplies for zoning
The University Station post office in Fargo is still among those targeted for possible closure, even after the Postal Service narrowed the number from near 700 to 413. The branch post office close to the North Dakota State University campus is the only one in the Dakotas that is on the list of those that might be closed. None are listed for Minnesota.
By Herald Wire Reports , September 04, 2009
SW N.D. county pushes zoning changes to help coal projects
Stark County officials are moving to change a zoning rule to help two coal development projects in southwestern North Dakota.
By Dale Wetzel , August 05, 2009
Grand Forks County Commission to discuss zoning, FEMA flood buyouts
The Grand Forks County Commission could resolve two sticky issues when it meets Tuesday. The County Board likely will vote on a proposed zoning and subdivision agreement between the county and the city of Grand Forks that ends the city’s unilateral extraterritorial control over zoning more than two miles outside city limits. The board also will hear a report that the city of Manvel, N.D., is willing to sponsor Federal Emergency Management Agency flood buyout or other mitigation applications for residents living north of Grand Forks with significant flood damage.
By Kevin Bonham , July 06, 2009
New N.D. law gives residents near cities stronger zoning voice
A new law that cuts in half Grand Forks’ unilateral extraterritorial reach into the countryside should give rural residents a stronger voice in planning and zoning matters.
By Kevin Bonham , May 01, 2009
ND rural residents protest extended city zoning
The Legislature has two bills to regulate extended zoning. Both are getting hearings in the Capitol.
By Associated Press , March 12, 2009
Meeting on proposed Rye Township zoning law postponed
A meeting scheduled Thursday to vote on a proposed Rye Township zoning ordinance has been postponed. The meeting will be rescheduled, probably in the latter part of March, according to Terry Stromsodt, township board chairman. “We’re still moving forward,” he said.
By Kevin Bonham , February 25, 2009
Falconer Township adopts its own zoning ordinance
One rural Grand Fork township has adopted its own zoning ordinance and another township plans to vote on one later this week.
By Kevin Bonham , February 25, 2009
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