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

Newbury Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, constructing, structurally changing, or moving a structure inside Newbury Township, under the Stutsman County zoning administration identified for townships not listed as having their own zoning officers.

  • Agricultural buildings are excluded.
  • The ordinance directs a building-permit application to the County Auditor, who may issue it and must inform the Zoning Administrator and Planning and Zoning Commission.
  • If initially denied, the Zoning Administrator must inform the applicant within seven days; the applicant may request a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing or reapply after changes deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator.
  • Current permit fees are set by the Stutsman County Fee Schedule.
  • Where a conditional-use permit is required, no building permit may issue until that permit has been granted and then only under its terms and conditions.

  initial-denial notice period: 7 days (If a building permit is initially denied.)

  “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 Newbury Township, Stutsman County, North Dakota; Stutsman County directs townships not listed as having their own zoning officers to contact the County, and Newbury is not listed.

  • The official county zoning page identifies a separate list of townships with their own zoning officers; Newbury Township is not on that list.
  • This finding identifies county-administered zoning applicable to Newbury Township and does not establish that Newbury Township adopted its own zoning ordinance.

  “Township Name Does County have full zoning authority for this township? [...] Newbury Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes”

Rules another office applies inside Newbury Township

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

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater systems inside Newbury Township, Stutsman County, North Dakota.

  • The local public health unit permit must be secured before work begins on a system.
  • Installers must obtain a North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality license.
  • Installers must follow local codes.

  “The Environmental Health Department permits on-site sewage treatment systems (OSTS), commonly called septic systems.”

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.