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

Rules another office applies inside Inkster

Inkster 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 septicMixed (with conditions)

  Onsite sewage treatment systems, including systems installed inside Inkster city limits.

  • The administrative authority must have expertise in onsite sewage treatment systems or be otherwise established and authorized to administer and enforce the chapter.
  • The rule identifies the Department of Environmental Quality, district health units, county or city health departments, or another authorized governmental authority as possible administrators.

  “district health units, or county or city health departments”

• Septic permitLimited

  Construction of an individual sewage treatment system inside Inkster city limits where a local or district health unit requires a written permit.

  • This applies where public or noncommunity sewage treatment systems are not available.
  • The master plumber, sewer and water contractor, or septic-system installer may be required to apply to the local or district health units before construction begins.

  “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 sanitationLimited

  Private/off-grid domestic sewage disposal inside Inkster city limits.

  • All domestic sewage must use an approved collection, treatment, and effluent-discharge method.
  • Disposal may not pollute the ground surface, ground water, bathing area, lake, pond, watercourse, or create a nuisance.
  • Where water under pressure is unavailable, human body wastes must use approved privies, chemical toilets, or another installation acceptable to the administrative authority.

  “All domestic sewage shall be disposed of by an approved method”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

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

  • The premise must be within two hundred feet [60.96 meters] of the public or noncommunity sewerage system.
  • The approving authority must deem the sewerage system available.

  availability distance: <= 200 feet (A public or noncommunity sewerage system must be deemed available to a premise used for human occupancy.)

  “All sewage treatment systems shall be constructed, added to, or altered in accordance with this chapter. 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 Inkster or Grand Forks County directly.

• Building permit — Residential building construction inside Inkster city limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Inkster city limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Inkster city limits.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Inkster city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered dwellings inside Inkster 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.