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PLANNING
& ZONING
COMMISSION
Dennis Wilson 
Commission Chair 
P&Z@ci.moscow.id.us
Regular Meeting 
~Minutes~
Mike Ray 
Staff Liaison 
208.883.7008
https://www.ci.moscow.id.us/457/Planning-Zoning-Commission
Wednesday
December 10, 2025
7:00 PM
Council Chambers
206 E. Third Street
Wilson called the meeting to order at 6:59 PM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
OTHERS:
STAFF:
Dennis Wilson, Chair; Rich Beebe, Joel Hamilton, Cole Mize, Robb Parish, 
Nels Reese, Sue Scott, Victoria Seever
Scott Gropp
Bryce Blankenship
Jennifer Fleischman, Mike Ray
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from September 24,2025 (ACTION ITEM)
Seever moved for approval of the minutes as written, seconded by Beebe. Roll Call Vote; Ayes: Unanimous 
(8). Nays: None. Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
2. Public Comment
Time limit 15 minutes. Members of the Public may speak to the Commission regarding matters NOT on 
the Agenda nor currently pending before the Planning and Zoning Commission. Please state your name 
and resident city for the record and limit your remarks to three (3) minutes.
Kate Jaeckel, Moscow, talked about an issue they recently encountered with multiple cars parked along the 
north end of Orchard Avenue. She asked the City to look into putting no parking signs on one side of the 
street or address the problem in a different way.
Brad Jaeckel, Moscow, had concerns about the Woodbury 1st Addition development schedule and when the 
next additions will be annexed into Moscow. There has been an increase in traffic along Orchard Ave to 
access Woodbury that is concerning.
3. Potential Duplex Code Amendments (ACTION ITEM)
Over the past few years, the Community Development Department has received construction plans for 
duplex dwellings which have continued to evolve into multiple individual dwelling units intended to be 
rented as separate dwelling units and function as multiple family dwelling units. These two-family 
dwellings appear to be intentionally designed to avoid life safety, ADA accessibility, and off-street parking 
that would otherwise be required for multiple family dwelling units to protect the safety and welfare of 
the occupants of multi-family dwellings and mitigate the impacts of the use on the surrounding 
neighborhood. Staff recognizes that there is a needfor additional housing within the City, but the need to 
protect the safety of the residents of these two-family dwellings and mitigate the impact upon adjacent 
properties requires greater regulation. Therefore, staff is proposing some code amendments for the 
Commission’s 
consideration 
that 
will 
clarify 
existing 
definitions 
and 
apply 
some 
multi-family 
requirements to more than one single- or two-family dwelling upon a single lot.
Ray introduced some potential code amendments for duplexes as described above and went through 
Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes
December 10, 2025
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definitions currently in the Moscow City Code. There was a conversation about how the changes could 
potentially impact future Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). The Commissioners had a discussion about 
ensuite bathrooms and how the code amendment verbiage would accommodate those. The proposed changes 
would not apply to Multi-Family or Single-Family zoning code, but only to the Duplex code. There was a 
conversation about the possibility of making changes to the building code regarding duplexes instead of the 
zoning code. There continued to be a discussion about parking requirements for different zoning districts.
Scott moved to direct Staff to prepare a draft code amendment ordinance regarding duplexes as discussed, 
seconded by Beebe. Roll Call Vote; Ayes: Unanimous (8). Nays: None. Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
REPORTS
1. Transportation Commission meeting report.
The next meeting of the Transportation Commission is scheduled for Thursday December 11 during which 
a conversation about a transportation grant will occur.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Robb Parish has resigned effective the end of 2025, and the Commissioners and Staff thanked him for serving 
on the Commission for the last 10 years.
UPCOMING EVENTS/MEETINGS
The next Planning & Zoning Commission regular meeting scheduled for December 24, 2025 will be 
cancelled.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 PM
Dennis Wilson, Chair
Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes
December 10, 2025
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