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

Rules another office applies inside Inkster Township

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

• Building permitRequired

  All structures inside Inkster Township that are within Grand Forks County's zoning jurisdiction.

  • Agricultural buildings are excepted.
  • The county page limits the requirement to the County zoning jurisdiction.
  • Plans must be submitted at the time of application.
  • The county page states a permit cost of $75.00 plus $3.00 per thousand of building cost.

  permit cost: 75 USD (plus $3.00 per thousand of building cost)

  “Building Permits are required for all structures, with the exception of agricultural buildings, within the County zoning jurisdiction.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Inkster Township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, is within the group of townships for which Grand Forks County administers zoning.

  • The county mitigation plan states that 13 townships enforce their own zoning and identifies them as Americus, Fairfield, Falconer, Ferry, Hegton, Lakeville, Levant, Logan Center, Loretta, Mekinock, Rye, Strabane, Turtle River, and Walle; Inkster Township is not identified in that list.
  • The county mitigation plan states that the county enforces zoning in the remaining 28 townships.
  • This finding concerns county-administered zoning, not an Inkster Township-adopted zoning ordinance.

  “In Grand Forks County, all the cities and 13 townships enforce their own zoning. The county enforces zoning in the remaining 28 townships.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems on land inside Inkster Township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota.

  • Grand Forks Public Health Department is listed by NDDEQ as the environmental-health (septic-systems) services provider for Grand Forks County.
  • An installer must obtain a Department of Environmental Quality license and secure a permit from the local public health unit before beginning work.
  • The local public health unit has primary authority for permitting, plan review, and inspection of private septic systems.

  “Grand Forks Public Health Department | | Grand Forks Walsh Pembina Griggs Nelson17”

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.