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Commission removes Ft Lincoln viewshed building moratorium after brief hearing
Summary
Morton County commissioners voted unanimously April 11 to remove a building moratorium for lands in sight distance of Fort Lincoln State Park, saying the State of North Dakota declined county assistance and considers the county’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan sufficient to guide development.
Morton County commissioners voted unanimously April 11 to approve Resolution 30-2024-01, removing the county’s building moratorium for lands within sight distance of Fort Lincoln State Park.
Commissioner Zachmeier moved to adopt the resolution and Commissioner Morrell seconded; Zachmeier, Morrell, Leingang, Buckley and Chair Boehm voted aye. Chair Boehm opened a public hearing on the second reading at 6:00 p.m. and closed it at 6:09 p.m.; the transcript records the hearing but does not include extended public testimony.
The resolution notes the State of North Dakota “does not want Morton County assistance in protecting the sight distance and viewshed” and that the state believes the Morton County 2045 Comprehensive Plan is sufficient to guide future development within the sight distance and viewshed area. The commission’s action removes the local moratorium that had restricted building within the designated viewshed.
County officials did not record further conditions or escrow requirements tied to the resolution in the meeting minutes. The resolution passed on a recorded voice vote listing the five commissioners in favor.
The commission indicated no immediate follow-up action at the meeting; next procedural steps for property owners or developers will depend on standard permitting and zoning processes under the county’s Land Use Code and the 2045 Comprehensive Plan.
