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

Beach’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Plumbing work commenced by a city-licensed master plumber or homeowner inside Beach city.

  • Ordinary plumbing repairs are excepted.
  • This evidence does not establish a general permit requirement for all building construction.

  “he shall first obtain a proper Building Permit from the City. No permit, however, shall be required for ordinary repairs to plumbing.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings and structures in Beach city.

  • The city code incorporates the North Dakota State Building Code as amended over time.
  • The code states that locally modified sections affecting city conditions are adopted as modified.

  “buildings or structures in the City of Beach shall meet with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the North Dakota State Building Code”

• InspectionsLimited

  Electrical work authorized by an electrical permit inside Beach city.

  • The master electrician must request a state inspection after completion and before the work is covered by other building components.
  • For new or altered electrical service, the utility may not connect service without a state-inspector approval notice.

  “it shall be the duty of the master electrician to request an inspection of his work by the state inspector.”

• Certificate of occupancyLimited

  Mobile homes subject to the cited skirting and chassis provisions inside Beach city.

  • Skirting must be in place within 30 days of placement.
  • A mobile home's tongue and axle must be removed unless covered by skirting; homes with perimeter foundations are excepted from the specified skirting types.

  “These requirements shall be fulfilled before a certificate of occupancy is issued.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Beach city limits, subject to the official zoning map and district-boundary rules.

  • The zoning map and explanatory matter are incorporated by reference.
  • The official ordinance also states an extraterritorial jurisdiction, which is not included in this claim.

  districts: R-1 Single-Family Residential; R-2 Multi-Family Residential; MH Mobile Home; TR Temporary Residential; C-1 Commercial - High Density; C-2 Highway Commercial; I Industrial; A Agricultural; PUD Planned Unit Development

  “R-1 Single-Family Residential R-2 Multi-Family Residential MH Mobile Home TR Temporary Residential C-1 Commercial - High Density C-2 Highway Commercial I Industrial A Agricultural PUD Planned Unit Development”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Double-wide manufactured homes inside Beach city.

  • This is a manufactured-home definition standard and does not establish a general minimum floor area for all conventional dwellings.

  minimum floor area: >= 960 square feet (Double-wide manufactured homes)

  “The home shall have at least 960 square feet of floor area;”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Lots in Beach's R-1 Single-Family Residential district.

  • The ordinance separately imposes a 25-foot width and 100-foot length minimum except in temporary housing districts.
  • Duplexes, multifamily, and workforce housing have separate stated minimum lot areas.

  minimum lot area: >= 7000 square feet (R-1 districts) · minimum lot width: >= 25 feet (Lots used for construction or placement; applies outside stated temporary-housing length exception) · minimum lot length: >= 100 feet (Except in temporary housing districts)

  “Lots shall be a minimum of 2,000 square feet in temporary housing districts, 6,000 square feet in mobile home districts and 7,000 square feet in R-1 districts.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Combined structures on lots in Beach's R-1 Single-Family Residential district.

  • The ordinance also states 50 percent maximum coverage in R-2 and MH districts and 60 percent in TR districts.

  maximum combined lot coverage: < 40 percent (R-1 districts)

  “Combined structures on lots shall cover less than 40 percent of the total lot area in R-1 districts”

• Building heightSpecified

  Garages in residential zoning inside Beach city.

  • Zoning Board approval is required for garages with side walls exceeding 14 feet.
  • No general principal-building height maximum was located in the reviewed official zoning ordinance.

  garage maximum side wall height without Zoning Board approval: <= 14 feet (Residential zoning)

  “Maximum side wall height of a garage in Residential Zoning is 14’. Zoning Board approval is required for garages with side walls over 14’ in height.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Campgrounds in Beach's Temporary Housing (TH) district.

  • Campgrounds are a conditional rather than permitted use in the TH district.
  • The cited provision is district-specific.

  “19.0306-3 Conditionally permitted uses. 1. Trailer and mobile home parks; 2. Construction workforce housing; 3. Communal residential; 4. Campgrounds;”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  All subdivisions in Beach city jurisdiction.

  • Services must be extensions of existing municipal systems.
  • Services must be designed and supported under city specifications and state health requirements.

  “Sewer and water services shall be provided in all subdivisions and shall represent extensions of existing municipal systems.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Plats and subdivisions in Beach city jurisdiction, except the PUD district under the cited provision.

  • The ordinance's subdivision guidelines apply in each zoning district in the City of Beach jurisdiction except PUD.
  • The separately posted Ordinance No. 380 provides subdivision requirements in city limits.

  “These guidelines shall be followed in plat design and plat execution in each zoning district in the City of Beach jurisdiction with the exception of the PUD district.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Beach zoning amendment, conditional-use, temporary-permit, and variance applications.

  • If action requires additional expense, that expense is submitted to the applicant for payment.

  zoning application fee: 5 USD (Zoning amendment, conditional-use permit, temporary permit, or variance application; additional expense may be charged)

  “All applicants requesting a zoning amendment, conditional use permit, temporary permit and/or variance shall attach $5.00 with the permit in payment of the zoning application fee.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Beach or Golden Valley County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Beach city.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Beach city.
• Who permits septic — Onsite wastewater systems inside Beach city.
• Septic permit — Onsite wastewater systems inside Beach city.
• Septic inspection — Onsite wastewater systems inside Beach 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.