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

Rules another office applies inside Manns Township

Manns 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

  Non-agricultural structures inside Manns township that are subject to Stutsman County zoning.

  • Agricultural buildings are excluded from this building-permit requirement.
  • The application must be made to the County Auditor, who may issue the permit and must inform the Zoning Administrator and Planning and Zoning Commission.
  • A permit may not be issued when the proposed actions would violate the zoning ordinance.
  • If initially denied, the Zoning Administrator must notify the applicant within seven days; the applicant may seek a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing or reapply after changes deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator.
  • The County zoning page directs townships not listed as having their own zoning officers to contact the County.

  “No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct, make structural changes or move any structure, excluding agricultural buildings without first obtaining a Building Permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Manns township, Stutsman County, North Dakota, is subject to Stutsman County-administered zoning: Manns is not among the townships listed by the County as having their own zoning officers, and the County directs all unlisted townships to the County.

  • The County ordinance affects unincorporated territory over which the Board of County Commissioners has jurisdiction.
  • The ordinance does not affect property located within the zoning or subdivision authority of a township that has lawfully enacted regulations, unless township supervisors relinquish zoning powers or a portion of them to the County.
  • The ordinance does not affect property within a city's zoning or subdivision authority unless the city relinquishes authority or a portion of it to the County.

  “Some townships within the County have their own Zoning Officers. Please refer to the following list if you have questions in specific townships. For all townships not listed, contact the County.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-site sewage treatment systems inside Manns township, Stutsman County, North Dakota.

  • Central Valley Health District Rule 2 applies in Stutsman County.
  • Where a municipality has adopted and enforces an equivalent or more restrictive ordinance, the Rule 2 requirements do not apply.
  • A person must obtain a permit from the adopting authority before installing, altering, repairing, or extending an individual onsite sewage treatment system.
  • The adopting authority must refuse an individual-system construction permit where a public sewer is available within 200 feet of the property line, unless the municipality denies hookup in a written document.
  • For a system serving 25 or more individuals, plans and specifications must be prepared by a North Dakota registered professional engineer and submitted to the North Dakota Department of Health, Division of Municipal Facilities; construction may not commence before that Division approves.

  public sewer availability distance: <= 200 feet (The municipality denies hookup in a written document.) · large-system threshold: >= 25 individuals (Plans and specifications must be prepared by a North Dakota registered professional engineer and approved by the North Dakota Department of Health, Division of Municipal Facilities before construction.)

  “This rule shall apply in Barnes, Dickey, Foster, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman, and Wells counties. Where a municipality has passed an ordinance to regulate and enforce in an equivalent or more restrictive manner, such requirements established hereunder shall not apply.”

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.