Horace Downtown Neighborhood Plan
The Final Draft Report is Here!
The Final Draft Report of the Horace Downtown Neighborhood Plan is here! The Plan
reflects the comments and preferences of Horace residents who participated in public
engagement throughout the Plan’s development and represents over 1,300 individual
responses received.
The Final Report is organized into seven (7) distinct chapters including:
(1) Executive Summary
(2) Introduction
(3) Background & Context
(4) How Do We Use This Plan?
(5) Plan Process
(6) Realizing the Plan
(7) Implementation Plan
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Final Draft Report
Final Report (With Appendices)
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Project Overview:
The Downtown Neighborhood Plan will help the community celebrate and enhance the identity and character that makes Horace an enjoyable experience. The planning process will help the community identify and strengthen the central business district, enhance multimodal mobility, and improve access to commercial destinations, social activities, and cultural experiences in and around Downtown.
The Goals of The Downtown Neighborhood Plan:
1. Preserve community character and strengthen the city’s identity.
2. Right-size infrastructure to surrounding development.
3. Invest in older, core parts of town.
4. Prioritize connection and safety for people walking and biking.
5. Identify funding opportunities for Plan implementation.
6. Cultivate and sustain unique community experiences and opportunities.
These goals will be taken into action by establishing policy for future multimodal transportation development, identifing and prioritizing projects, and preserving the Horace identity by reflecting community input and setting expectations for future development.
Project Background Information:
The Horace community has been growing and changing. The city’s population has increased by over 500 percent since 1990. The community has become more diverse and younger over time, however, there are many long-term residents.
A Downtown Neighborhood Plan is needed to retain and build upon the small-town character of Horace, while encouraging cohesive development and intentional investment. The Downtown Neighborhood Plan will provide direction to address land use and multimodal connection to and from Downtown as the community grows.
With explosive growth and development pressure, the plan will build upon the small-town character of Horace by collaborating with Horace residents to explore and define the community’s identify and envision the future of downtown.
Project Schedule
(see resources for more information):
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December 18th, 2025 - Policy Board Meeting Approval of Final Report
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February 24th, 2026 - Horace Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
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TBD - Horace Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
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TBD- Public Hearing
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TBD - Horace City Council Meeting
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TBD- Final Approval
Project Resources
Project Contact Information
Michael Maddox
Project Manager
(701) 532-5104
FM Metro COG
One 2nd Street N, Suite 232
Fargo, ND 58102