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

Divide Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, construction, conversion, enlargement, placement, reconstruction, or structural alteration of a building or structure inside Divide Township where the Dickey County Zoning Ordinance applies.

  • Buildings and structures associated with the normal incidents of agriculture are excepted from the building-permit requirement.
  • Agricultural buildings and structures are exempt from the state building code, but must comply with all other ordinance restrictions and requirements.
  • The County ordinance's township-jurisdiction provisions apply it to unorganized townships and organized townships that have not adopted their own zoning ordinance.

  “other than those associated with the normal incidents of agriculture, shall be erected, constructed, converted, enlarged, placed, reconstructed, or structurally altered without a building permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Divide Township, Dickey County, to which the Dickey County Zoning Ordinance applies; the County administers the ordinance rather than Divide Township under the ordinance's township-jurisdiction provisions.

  • The County ordinance applies to unorganized townships and to organized townships that have not adopted their own zoning ordinance.
  • An organized township may make regulations as provided by law or enter a mutual agreement transferring zoning authority, or a portion of it, to Dickey County.
  • The County Commission minutes record unanimous approval of the second reading of the ordinance and regulations on April 21, 2026.

  “This Ordinance shall apply to all unorganized townships and any organized townships in the County that have not adopted their own zoning ordinances”

Rules another office applies inside Divide Township

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

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-site sewage treatment systems serving land inside Divide Township, Dickey County, North Dakota.

  • Central Valley Health District serves Dickey County for environmental-health programs, services, and education.
  • The Environmental Health Department permits septic systems and provides inspections of existing systems.
  • Installers must obtain a North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality license and secure a permit from their local public health unit before beginning work.

  “The Environmental Health Department permits on-site sewage treatment systems (OSTS), commonly called septic systems.”

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.