Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Maddock, North Dakota

Maddock’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, adding to or structurally altering a building or structure inside Maddock city

  • Permit issued by the city council, or in exceptional cases by the city building official.
  • No permit issued unless zoning chapter provisions are met.

  “no building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally altered until a permit therefore has been issued by the city council or issued in exceptional cases as determined by the city building official.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Maddock city limits (also extends to extraterritorial jurisdiction per 6.0402)

  • Source is the 2008 codification on the city's own site; later amendments may exist.
  • City may extend zoning to quarter-quarter sections within one mile under NDCC 40-47-01.1.

  “there is hereby created a zoning commission consisting of the city council which shall recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Maddock city use districts

  • Districts mapped on the zoning map on file with the city auditor.
  • Annexed land is automatically classed R-Residential until amended.

  “the city is hereby divided into the following use districts to be known as: r c i m residential districts commercial districts industrial districts mobile home and travel trailer park districts”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  One-family and multi-family residences in Maddock city (any use district, residential R district)

  • Minimum one-family lot width 75 feet; multi-family 150 feet.
  • No separate agricultural district found.

  one-family minimum lot area: >= 10500 sq ft · multi-family minimum lot area: >= 21000 sq ft

  “1. one-family - not less than 10,500 sq. ft. 2. multi-family - not less than 21,000 sq. ft.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  One-family districts in Maddock city

  • Corner-lot street-side yard is one-half the required front yard where no adjacent dwellings front on the same street.
  • Garage in rear yard 20 feet from rear line (alley access) or 12 feet (street access).
  • Variances possible; front-yard patio/entrance deck setback may be reduced to not less than 12 feet.

  front yard: >= 25 feet · side yard each side: >= 8 feet · rear yard: >= 25 feet

  “a front yard of not less than 25 feet from the property line. 2. a side yard on each side of not less than 8 feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Residential buildings in Maddock city

  maximum building height: <= 40 feet

  “and the following maximum heights: 1. no building shall exceed 40 feet.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Occupied campers/travel trailers inside Maddock city

  • Only in the mobile home and travel trailer park (M) district.

  “parking of mobile homes and occupied campers within the limits of the city of maddock or its extraterritorial jurisdiction are permitted only within the mobile home and travel trailer park district.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile/manufactured homes inside Maddock city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction

  • Existing mobile homes at enactment allowed without permit but may not be replaced.
  • Modular/pre-fabricated homes are not mobile homes if axles and hitch removed and set on anchored concrete foundation, and comply with other zoning.

  “mobile homes existing within the limits of the city of maddock or its extraterritorial jurisdiction as of the date of enactment of this ordinance shall be allowed without permit; provide however, that any such mobile home shall not be allowed to be replaced.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building permit fee inside Maddock city under the zoning chapter

  • Fee stated in the 2008 codification; current fee schedule may differ.

  building permit fee: 20 USD

  “together with such permit to the applicant upon the payment of a fee of $20.00.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit applications inside Maddock city

  • Plot plan approved by the zoning commission; permit issued by city council.

  “there shall be submitted with all applications for building permits two copies of a layout or plot showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Maddock or Benson County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Maddock city
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Maddock city
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Maddock city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Maddock city
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Maddock city

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.