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Planning and Zoning Director

Welcome to the City of Bowman Planning and Zoning web page.  This site provides access to Bowman’s Land Development Code, the Comprehensive and Transportation Plan, applications for development requests, and the agendas and minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission meetings.  Should you need any assistance with these documents, please stop by my office or call one of the numbers under the contact information at the left of this page.

 

Planning and Zoning Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Planning and Zoning Administrator to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of all citizens and neighborhoods of the City of Bowman through the professional administration and equitable enforcement of the City of Bowman’s zoning code and ordinances.  Similarly, it is also the Commission and Administrator’s mission to simultaneously maintain an atmosphere for business and industry to thrive by assisting developers and businesses in achieving compliance with the laws and policies adopted by the Bowman Planning and Zoning Commission, City Commission and those of the state and federal legislatures.

 

City Planning & Zoning Minutes

February 10, 2026
5:30 pm

CITY OF BOWMAN MINUTES FOR

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING

HELD ON FEBRUARY 10, 2026 AT 5:30 PM AT CITY HALL

 

 

Present:  President Shear, Dave Mosbrucker, Mike Beylund, Pam Fisher, Jory Reisenauer, Josh Buchmann, Pine Abrahamson, and Peggy Allen.   Absent:  Bryan Clendenen

 

President Shear called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.  Motion by Mosbrucker, second by Reisenauer to approve the agenda as presented.  AIF, MC.

 

Motion by Beylund, second by Mosbrucker to approve the 1/13/26 Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes.  AIF, MC.

 

BOWMAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE:

County Commissioners Buchmann and Abrahamson stated that they would like to get a storage container to put on the north side of the Bowman County Courthouse for temporary storage for the law enforcement and maintenance.  They are not supposed to store stuff in their sally port when they bring prisoners in.  They are trying to locate their 90 geothermal wells so they know where they can build a garage.  They want to place the storage container behind the courthouse, possibly behind the trees facing the railroad tracks.   They would like to have a heater and lights in it also.  Motion by Beylund, second by Reisenauer to approve Bowman County placing a shipping container on the north side of the courthouse for temporary storage.  AIF, MC.  It’s zoned public.

 

BUCHMANN:

Josh Buchmann would like to put 120’ trusses over three shipping containers, with a sloped roof, and the east side will be open.  It will be behind his shop on 3rd Ave NE.  He will draw a picture and bring the plan to the Commission.  He wants to put up a fence also.  Shear said as long as the containers are all the same color it should be fine.

 

SHEAR RESIGNATION LETTER:

President Shear is resigning from his City Commissioner position in June due to the sale of his house.  That means he will be stepping away from all the Zoning for City and County.  Beylund stated that he would step down if the County Commission would agree to have Shear replace him as the County’s ET Zone representative.  Abrahamson and Buchmann said they would discuss it at a meeting.

 

MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS, CRYPTO CURRENCY AND SOLAR:

President Shear asked the Commissioners to review the information that Allen printed off and we will talk about it at the next meeting.

 

END OF MEETING:

Motion by Reisenauer, second by Mosbrucker to adjourn the meeting at 5:50 pm. AIF, MC.

BOWMAN CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, March 10, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Bowman City Hall, 101 1st St. NE

 

**If you have any questions regarding the agenda, please call 701-523-3309**

 

CALL TO ORDER

  1. Approval of Agenda
  2. Minutes Approval (2/10/26)

 

NEW BUSINESS:

  1. Tim Fischer – Variance for garage
  2. Bob Wokal – Possible vacation of a plat
  3. Fire Department -New Fire Hall
  4. Frank Robinson – Solarium
  5. Bob Edgar – Car Port

OLD BUSINESS:

  1. Data Center, Crypto Currency and Solar Ordinances – Moratorium
  2. Food Truck Ordinance – Complaints
  3. Flood Ordinance – Amendment

 

ADJOURN

BOWMAN CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 5:30 pm

Bowman City Hall, 101 1st St. NE

 

**If you have any questions regarding the agenda, please call 701-523-3309**

 

CALL TO ORDER

  1. Approval of Agenda
  2. Minutes Approval (1/13/26)

 

NEW BUSINESS:

  1. Josh Buchmann – Shipping Container at Bowman County Courthouse
  2. Ryan Shear Commissioner Position on Board

 

OLD BUSINESS:

  1. Data Center, Crypto Currency Mining Centers and Solar Energy Systems   discussion (Moratorium expires in September 2026)

 

ADJOURN

2025 Bowman City Zoning Commission

Meeting Dates

January 14                                                   July 8

February 11                                                 August 12

March 11                                                      September 9

April 8                                                            October 7

May 13                                                          November 11

June 10                                                         December 9

If there is nothing on the agenda when the meeting date comes, the meeting will be cancelled.  As permits dictate, other meetings may be scheduled.

Please check with the Zoning Administrator to verify the meeting is taking place, this is just a guide.

January – March meetings will start at 5:30 pm

April – October will start at 6:30 pm

November – December will start at 5:30 pm

 

 Zoning Board

 

Ryan Shear – President

PO Box 83                                         Phone:  458-0101 W         440-0222 Cell

Bowman ND 58623                       Email:  ryanshear@hotmail.com

Dave Mosbrucker – Vice President

17 7th Ave NW                                 Phone:  523-6988 Cell

Bowman ND 58623                       Email:  mgmweld@ndsupernet.com

Jory Reisenauer

PO Box 162                                      Phone:  206-1008 Cell

Bowman ND 58623                       Email:  tigerelectric@ndsupernet.com

Pam Fischer

PO Box 1194                                    Phone:  523-3836 H          206-0053 Cell

Bowman ND 58623                       Email:  pamfischer@k12.nd.us

 

Bryan Clendenen – Secretary

PO Box 305                                      Phone:  523-3953 W   523-6775 Cell

Bowman ND 58623                       Email:  bryan.clendenen@thrivent.com

Contact

CONTACT

PHONE:
Zoning Office (701) 523-3309
FAX: (701) 523-5716

101 1st ST NE
PO Box 12
Bowman, ND 58623

OFFICE HOURS

 

Monday – Thursday:
7:30am – 12:00pm MT
12:30pm – 4:30pm MT
Friday:
7:30am – 12:00pm MT
(Closed on Legal Holidays)