Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Missouri Township, North Dakota

Missouri Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and structures inside Missouri township under the joint township zoning ordinance

  • No building permit required for buildings on a farm of 10 acres or more used for usual farming purposes
  • Permits required for non-farmers
  • No building permit issued without approved approach permit for access

  farm exemption minimum acreage: >= 10 acres (building must be used for usual farming purposes)

  “a building permit shall not be required for any building or structure located on a farm of ten (10) acres or more and used for the usual farming purposes as described herein. building permits shall be required for non-farmers.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Missouri township, Burleigh County ND, under the joint Telfer, Missouri, and Boyd Townships zoning ordinance

  • Ordinance is a joint ordinance of three townships administered by the Telfer, Missouri, and Boyd Townships Planning and Zoning Commission
  • Copy is hosted on the Burleigh County website
  • District-level dimensional limits not extracted

  “the township officers are hereby empowered to regulate and restrict within the township, the location and the use of buildings and structures”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Septic tanks and drainfields inside Missouri township, permitted through the joint Telfer, Missouri, and Boyd Townships Planning and Zoning Commission

  • Soils report from certified soils classifier or testing agency required before permit issuance (an alternative is mentioned; not fully extracted)
  • Must follow current North Dakota sewer and water service code
  • State and district health rules may also apply

  “applications for a permit must be made with the telfer, missouri, and boyd townships planning and zoning commission on forms provided”

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.