Jamestown Planning Commission Reviews Ski Son Development Buffalo Estates Subdivision Proposal

The Jamestown Planning Commission convened a special meeting Feb. 26, 2026, to review a subdivision proposal from the developer behind Ski Son Development, a project the developer intends to market as Buffalo Estates during the formal subdivision process. Commissioners, the developer’s representatives, city planning staff and members of the public attended the session at Jamestown city offices in Stutsman County.

City planning staff were on hand to provide technical materials and background on the application during the Feb. 26 meeting, and they answered procedural questions from commissioners about the subdivision timeline and required documentation. The staff presence reflected the city’s role in shepherding subdivision paperwork through municipal review, platting and any conditions that would accompany approval.

Representatives of the developer described the project to the commission as Ski Son Development but confirmed it will be marketed as Buffalo Estates during the subdivision phase, a naming choice the commission noted as part of the development’s public identity. Those attending from the developer’s team provided plans and identification materials to planning staff for record, establishing Buffalo Estates as the working name for notices and future hearings.

Local residents at the special meeting focused attention on housing availability and residential growth in Jamestown, raising questions about how Buffalo Estates might affect neighborhood patterns and municipal services. Several residents spoke during the public comment portion about demand for housing in the city and the potential for new lots to address that demand, signaling community interest in whether the Ski Son Development subdivision will add single-family lots or alternative housing types.

The commission’s review on Feb. 26 was procedural in nature and oriented toward the subdivision process; members discussed scheduling follow-up agenda items and the need for complete plat documents before a final recommendation. City planning staff outlined outstanding items that must be submitted with the subdivision application to move Buffalo Estates forward in Jamestown’s permitting sequence.

Planning Commission members concluded the special meeting with direction for continued review of the Ski Son Development proposal and for coordination with the city planning department and the developer on outstanding materials. The Buffalo Estates name will be used in subsequent notices and filings as the subdivision advances through municipal review in Jamestown and Stutsman County.