Planning & Zoning Commission

(4YR. TERMS) ending 12/31 of each year. The Burleigh County Planning Commission is a 9-member advisory board to the Burleigh County Commission and meetings monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 5:15 PM in the Tom Baker Meeting room, City/County Office Building. The County has zoning jurisdiction in unorganized townships and those townships which have relinquished their zoning authority to the County. The County's subdivision authority is County-wide, except for incorporated cities and the extraterritorial areas of those cities. The Burleigh County Planning Commission includes five at-large members, who are appointed by the Burleigh County Commission. Attempts are made to find members from different areas of the County. The purpose of the Burleigh County Planning Commission is to promote the health, safety, orals, public convenience, general prosperity, and public welfare of County residents and to regulate and restrict the location and the use of buildings and structures and the use, condition of use, or occupancy of lands for residence, recreation, and other purposes (NDCC 11-33-01). The Burleigh County Planning Commission plans for the orderly and efficient growth of the County and hears requests for subdivision plats, zoning changes, zoning ordinance text amendments, special use permits and variances.

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Board Members

Dennis Agnew, Chair, Email, Term Ends December 31, 2027

Dale Patrick, Vice Chair, Email, Term Ends December 13, 2029

Burleigh County Commissioner Brian Bitner, Email, Appointed

Burleigh County Commissioner Wayne Munson, Email, Appointed

City of Bismarck Commissioner Mike Connelly, Email, Appointed

City of Bismarck Commissioner Matt Hull, Email, Appointed

Alvie Jarratt, Email, Term Ends December 13, 2029

Bea Streifel, Email, Term Ends December 31, 2027

Jim Small, Email, Term Ends December 13, 2029

Meeting Schedule

Meeting Date	Application Due Date
January 14, 2026	December 18, 2025
February 11, 2026	January 22, 2026
March 11, 2026	February 19, 2026
April 8, 2026	March 19, 2026
May 13, 2026	April 23, 2026
June 10, 2026	May 21, 2026
July 8, 2026	June 18, 2026
August 12, 2026	July 23, 2026
September 9, 2026	August 20, 2026
October 14, 2026	September 24, 2026
November 12, 2026 (Thursday)	October 22, 2026
December 9, 2026	November 19, 2026
January 13, 2027	December 17, 2026
5:15 PM Tom Baker Room, City/County Building 221 N 5th St, Bismarck