MINOT, N.D. — Minot’s Planning Commission is recommending that a permit for home day cares be required only for the largest operations. The city passed a zoning ordinance change in 2013 to require home day cares with more than 14 children to obtain a $250 permit and pay up to $1,250 in city costs. Ward County Social Services began notifying ...

MINOT, N.D. — A committee will recommend that the city of Minot eliminate a costly permit requirement following child care providers’ complaints. The city passed a zoning ordinance change in 2013 to require home day cares with more than 14 children to obtain conditional use permits. The permits cost $250, and applicants also must post a $1,250 fee to cover ...

MINOT, N.D. — A zoning rule in Minot that quietly slipped into a city ordinance last year has caught some child care providers by surprise, and they worry about its effects on the availability of day care in the city. The city changed its zoning ordinance in July 2014 to require home child-care operations with more than 14 children to ...

MINOT, N.D. — Officials in Minot want more information regarding a proposed low-income housing complex before they approve the project. The Minot Daily News reports the proposed project would be located next to Erik Ramstad Middle School and would involve 35-unit and 39-unit apartment buildings. Developers want to kick off the project this summer. Officials with the Minot Planning Commission say ...