A last-minute adjustment by the developer won over city staff, and on Tuesday they pivoted and gave the project their stamp of approval following pushback on the idea in January.
A Fargo developer has long hoped to build a business district in empty lots west of I-29 in far north Fargo. Residents of the adjacent Reile's Acres have opposed the project from the beginning.
The occasionally tense meeting, hosted by the city of Fargo’s planning and development department, didn’t reach a clear agreement but did outline one possible solution.
No more than three unrelated people can live in houses zoned single-family residential, said Planning Coordinator Donald Kress, as is the case in this neighborhood.