Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Medicine Hill Township, North Dakota

Medicine Hill Township’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land inside Medicine Hill township, McLean County, ND: the township has not adopted its own zoning; McLean County zoning ordinance applies instead

  • County ordinance adopted September 1, 1982, amended and updated May 24, 2022
  • Statement is county-made and covers all organized townships in McLean County; it does not name Medicine Hill township individually

  “no organized townships within mclean county have adopted a zoning ordinance.”

Rules another office applies inside Medicine Hill Township

Medicine Hill 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

  Construction inside Medicine Hill township, issued by McLean County because the township has no zoning of its own

  • Permit required before any structure is moved onto, constructed or altered; applies to trailer, mobile and modular homes
  • No permit for maintenance or repair that does not alter strength, plan or mechanical installations
  • Permit valid one year; reissue costs 1.5 times original amount
  • Septic permit copy from First District Health Unit required if a septic system is part of the plan
  • Failure to obtain a permit is an infraction

  “building permits are specifically required by this ordinance whenever any structure is moved onto, constructed, or altered on any property within the jurisdiction of mclean county.”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Septic systems inside Medicine Hill township, McLean County; First District Health Unit approves, county land use administrator checks soil limitations

  • Applicant must then consult the McLean County land use administrator on soil limitations
  • Soils with severe limitations may not be used unless the system is designed to negate them
  • Copy of health unit permit required with the county building permit

  “anyone proposing to install a soil absorption disposal system (septic tank) in mclean county must secure prior approval from the first district health unit, minot, north dakota.”

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.