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

Wing’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, adding to or structurally altering any building or structure inside Wing city limits

  • Permit issued by the zoning administrator
  • Not issued where the work would violate the zoning chapter unless the board of adjustment orders otherwise
  • Application needs a scaled layout or plot plan

  “no building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally altered until a permit therefore has been issued by the zoning administrator.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Buildings erected, altered or extended inside Wing city limits

  • Applied for together with the building permit
  • Issued within 30 days after the erection or alteration is approved
  • Temporary certificate up to 30 days possible

  “all certificates of occupancy shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit. said certificate shall be issued within 30 days after the erection or alteration shall have been approved.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Wing city limits (Chapter V, Zoning - Land Use Planning)

  • Annexed land is automatically classified R-1 until amended
  • Administered by the public works director or designee as administrative official

  “the boundaries of these districts are hereby established as shown on a map entitled "the zoning map of the city of wing" which is on file in the office of the city auditor.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Use districts inside Wing city limits

  • Zoning map is on file with the city auditor

  districts: R-1, R-2, R-3, C, I, A, P

  “the city is hereby divided into the following use districts to be known as: r-1 residential districts, single-family r-2 residential districts, two-family r-3 residential districts, multi-family c commercial districts i industrial districts a agricultural districts p public owned districts”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Residential lots inside Wing city limits (5.0701 applies in any use district); R-1 single-family is the main residential district

  • Minimum lot width: one-family 25 ft, two-family 75 ft, multi-family 150 ft
  • The ordinance wording of the lot-area rule is garbled; figures are as printed

  one-family minimum lot area: >= 2500 sq ft · two-family minimum lot area: >= 7500 sq ft · multi-family minimum lot area: >= 15000 sq ft

  “1. one-family - not less than 2,500 sq. ft. 2. two-family - not less than 7,500 sq. ft. 3. multi-family - not less than 15,000 sq. ft. and the following minimum lot widths: 1. one-family - not less than 25 feet of lot width measured along the front building line. 2. two-family - not less than 75 feet of lot width measured along the front building line. 3. multi-family - not less than 150 feet of lot width measured along the front building line.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  One-family (R-1) districts inside Wing city limits

  • Two-family and multi-family districts have the same yard figures

  front yard: >= 20 ft · side yard each side: >= 3 ft · rear yard: >= 20 ft

  “in one-family districts there shall be: 1. a front yard of not less than 20 feet. 2. a side yard on each side of not less than 3 feet. 3. a rear yard of not less than 20 feet.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Residential lots inside Wing city limits (one-family, R-1)

  • Ordinance calls this a floor area ratio but states it as a share of lot area
  • Two-family and multi-family: not over 60%

  one-family maximum: <= 50 % of lot area

  “and the following minimum floor area ratios: 1. one-family not over 50% of the lot area. 2. two-family not over 60% of the lot area. 3. multi-family not over 60% of the lot area.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Sewage disposal inside Wing city limits

  • Sentence is cut off at the end of the excerpt; the distance or availability test and the 6.0304 exceptions for private sewage disposal were not read
  • Water connection rule not confirmed

  “the owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the city, and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer, is hereby required at the owner's expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, within thirty (30) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 200 feet”

• Permit feesPublished

  Building permits inside Wing city limits

  • Fee based on building cost schedule in the ordinance; may have been updated elsewhere

  cost under $200: no fee · cost $200 to $1,000: 10 USD · each additional $1,000: per 2 USD

  “less than $200.00 building cost: no fee ii. $200.00 to $1,000 building cost: $10.00 fee iii. each additional $1,000.00 of building cost: $2.00”

• Permit processPublished

  Building permit applications inside Wing city limits

  • Approved plot plan is returned with the permit on payment of the fee

  “there shall be submitted with all applications for building permits two copies of a layout or plot drawn to scale 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 Wing or Burleigh County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Wing city limits
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Wing city limits
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Wing city limits
• Building height — Buildings inside Wing city limits
• Living in an RV — RV occupancy inside Wing city limits

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.