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

Taylor’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings and structures inside Taylor city limits

  • Adopts the North Dakota State Building Code and future updates and amendments, with local amendments for local conditions
  • One copy on file with the city auditor
  • Ordinance approved August 7, 2012 (second reading); the local amending sections were not reviewed

  “shall meet with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the north dakota state building code and any future updates and amendments to that code, one copy of which is on file with the city auditor”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Single-wide and double-wide mobile/manufactured homes on residential lots in Taylor city (outside approved mobile home parks)

  • City permit required before placement; standard building permit fees apply
  • Single-wide: one per city lot and one per quadrant of a city block; no more than four years old
  • Double-wide: one per city lot; no more than four years old unless the city council approves an older home on application (council decision final)
  • Must be on foundation and footings or posts and piers and affixed per manufacturer's recommendation
  • Must be connected to water, sewer and electricity and skirted within 30 days of set-up

  maximum home age: <= 4 years (double-wide older than 4 years by council approval)

  “single-wide mobile/manufactured homes may be placed upon residential lots within the city of taylor, subject to the following provisions”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  Mobile/manufactured homes placed on residential lots in Taylor city

  • Applies to manufactured homes under 107.0103; the general rule for site-built homes (ordinance 110.0201 'residences - when sewer and water required') exists per the table of contents but its PDF text was not readable

  “a single-wide mobile/manufactured home shall be connected to utilities including water, sewer, and electricity.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building code fees inside Taylor city

  • Fee amounts not opened; the city site lists an application fee schedule dated 3-6-25

  “all fees under the building code shall be determined by resolution of the city council.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Taylor or Stark County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Taylor city
• Inspections — Inspections inside Taylor city
• Certificate of occupancy — Taylor city
• Local zoning — Zoning inside Taylor city
• Zoning districts — Taylor 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.