Joint Planning Board to consider Pizza Ranch variance opposed by airport The Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board will consider a variance request Wednesday for a new Pizza Ranch restaurant. The variance has been opposed by Bemidji Regional Airport staff as the proposed site is within an airport zone. 2:04 pm, Apr. 13, 2021 × Northern Fire Hospitality, LLC is making plans to open a Pizza Ranch on State Highway 197. Submitted concept art. BEMIDJI -- A local LLC is planning to remodel a building along State Highway 197 into a Pizza Ranch, but first, it must have a variance approved by the Greater Bemidji Area Joint Planning Board.