The Fargo Planning Commission's approval goes against city planners who say the project doesn't provide enough housing density to meet the city’s growing needs.
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.
In May, city staff and project applicant Trent Duda proposed building a business district along the west side of Interstate 29 on vacant land near Fargo's northernmost city limits.