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Commission adopts Ward County zoning amendments on second reading
Summary
After a public hearing with no public testimony, the Ward County Commission approved amendments to the Ward County Zoning Ordinance on second reading on May 5, 2026, following a presentation by Planning Administrator Beth Pietsch.
The Ward County Commission held a public hearing at 9:15 a.m. on May 5, 2026, and approved amendments to the Ward County Zoning Ordinance on second reading after Planning Administrator Beth Pietsch presented the changes and no members of the public spoke in opposition. The motion to close the hearing and approve the amendments passed on a roll-call vote with Commissioners Rostad, Merritt, Olson, Schuler and Chairman Fjeldahl recorded as voting yes.
The amendment package was presented as an update to the county zoning code for 2026. The action was recorded in the minutes as ‘‘approve the amendments to the Ward County Zoning Ordinance 2026-1 on second reading.’’ The decision concludes the public hearing phase recorded in the minutes; the commission did not record any amendments to the proposal during the meeting and no enforcement actions or next-step dates were specified.
