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Draft P&Z Minutes for Review
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Jennifer R. Fleischman | Administrative Assistant & Deputy City Clerk
she/her/hers
Community Development
504 S. Washington Street, Moscow ID 83843
Tel: (208)883-7035

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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
January 28, 2026
7:00 PM
 Council Chambers
               206 E. Third 
Street
Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes
January 28, 2026
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Wilson called the meeting to order at 6:59 PM 
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Dennis Wilson, Chair; Rich Beebe, Scott Gropp, Joel Hamilton, Nels 
Reese, Sue Scott, Victoria Seever
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Cole Mize
OTHERS:
Evan Holmes
STAFF:
Jennifer Fleischman, Mike Ray
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from January 14, 2026 (ACTION ITEM)
Seever moved for approval of the minutes as written, seconded by Beebe. Roll Call Vote; Ayes: Beebe, 
Reese, Scott, Seever, Wilson (5). Nays: None. Abstentions: Gropp, Hamilton (2). 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.
None offered.
3. Challenges of Creating an ADU: Zoning & Finance – Nils Peterson
The Executive Director of the Hills and Rivers Housing Trust (formerly known as Moscow Affordable 
Housing Trust) will provide a presentation.
Nils Peterson, Executive Director of Hills and Rivers Housing Trust, provided a presentation regarding 
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s) as described above (see attached). There was a brief conversation 
about the differences between Idaho Housing & Finance Association (IHFA) and local housing 
authorities. The Commissioners continued to talk about the merits of different ways to encourage more 
density and in-fill without crowding neighborhoods and decreasing residential value. There was an 
extensive discussion about varied uses and means of ADUs.
4. Fiscal Year 2027 Commission Budget (ACTION ITEM)
The City is currently preparing the 2027 fiscal year budget, and the Commission will need to submit 
their request by the end of February.
There was a short conversation about past budgets and how funds have been spent over the years.
Hamilton moved for approval of the FY2027 budget request as written, seconded by Seever. Roll Call 
Vote; Ayes: Unanimous (7). Nays: None. Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
5. Potential Duplex Code Amendments (ACTION ITEM)

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes
January 28, 2026
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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 need for 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 proposes 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 presented a draft code amendment ordinance regarding duplexes as described above. The 
Commission had some concerns regarding the proposed language and had a conversation about changing 
the wording carefully to minimize unintentional impacts. Staff plans to review past approved 
development plans to deduce whether the proposed changes would have prevented the developments if 
submitted after a code amendment. The Moscow Fire Department reviews all development requests for 
comments and has responded to several calls at recently constructed duplexes regarding life safety issues.
Staff will research the topics proposed by the Commissioners and bring back more information and a 
modified code amendment to the next meeting.
REPORTS
1. Transportation Commission meeting report.
The next meeting of the Transportation Commission scheduled for Thursday, February 12th will be 
cancelled. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS/MEETINGS
The next Planning & Zoning Commission regular meeting is scheduled for February 11, 2026.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:33 PM
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Dennis Wilson, Chair                                                                                       Date