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

Snow Township’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Zoning by Snow township itself (McLean County, ND); the McLean County zoning ordinance applies to land there instead

  • Statement is the county's, about organized townships generally; Snow township is not named
  • County ordinance text carries a 'revised 5-24-2022' stamp; no effective date taken

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

Rules another office applies inside Snow Township

Snow 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

  New construction, moving or altering structures (including trailer, mobile and modular homes) inside Snow township, where McLean County's ordinance applies because no township zoning has been adopted

  • Issued by the McLean County land use administrator or county auditor
  • Requires site plan and floor plans; septic permit copy from First District Health Unit if a septic system is part of the plan
  • Valid one year; renewal costs 1.5 times the prior permit
  • No permit for maintenance or repair of conforming structures unless strength or plan is altered
  • Failure to obtain a permit is an infraction (max $500 fine)
  • Ordinance applies to 'any property within the jurisdiction of McLean County'; Snow township not named

  “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 Snow township, McLean County; First District Health Unit approves, county land use administrator reviews soils

  • Applicant must then consult the McLean County land use administrator on soil limitations
  • Septic permit copy required with county building permit
  • Minimum lot 65,000 sq ft (slight soil limitations) or 80,000 sq ft (severe)

  “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.