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

Rules another office applies inside Alice

Alice does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Septic permitLimited

  Installation, addition, or alteration of a private sewage system serving a building of human occupancy inside Alice city limits when public or noncommunity sewage is unavailable.

  • The local or district health unit may require a written permit before construction.
  • This rule does not establish that a particular permit authority serves Alice city.

  “Where public or noncommunity sewage treatment systems are not available and construction of an individual sewage treatment system is contemplated for a building of human occupancy or use or addition to, or alteration of any existing sewage treatment system, the master plumber or sewer and water contractor, or septic system installer, previous to beginning any construction may be required to make application to the local or district health units for a written permit to make the desired installation.”

• Off-grid sanitationAllowed (with conditions)

  Private, non-water-pressure human-waste disposal inside Alice city limits.

  • Where water under pressure is unavailable, disposal must be by an approved privy, chemical toilet, or another installation acceptable to the administrative authority.
  • All domestic sewage must use an approved collection, treatment, and effluent-discharge method and may not pollute or create a nuisance.

  “Where water under pressure is not available, all human body wastes shall be disposed of by depositing them in approved privies, chemical toilets, or such other installations acceptable to the administrative authority.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  A premise used for human occupancy inside Alice city limits when public or noncommunity sewerage is deemed available.

  • The approving authority must require discharge to the system when it is within 200 feet [60.96 meters].
  • The source establishes a sewer connection rule only; it does not establish a public-water connection rule or identify Alice's approving authority.

  sewer availability distance: <= 200 feet (Public or noncommunity sewerage system deemed available to the premise.)

  “When a public or noncommunity sewerage system is deemed available to a premise used for human occupancy if such premise is within two hundred feet [60.96 meters], the approving authority shall require that sewage be discharged into that system.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Alice city limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Alice city limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption and enforcement inside Alice city limits.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Alice city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Alice 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.