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

Peterson Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, constructing, structurally changing, or moving a nonagricultural structure inside Peterson township, under the Stutsman County zoning rule applicable to townships not listed as having their own zoning officer.

  • Agricultural buildings are excluded.
  • The building-permit application is made to the County Auditor, who may issue the permit and must inform the Zoning Administrator and Planning and Zoning Commission.
  • No permit may issue where the proposed action would violate the zoning ordinance.
  • 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.
  • The ordinance directs applicants to the Stutsman County Fee Schedule for current building-permit fees.

  “No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct, make structural changes or move any structure, excluding agricultural buildings without first obtaining a Building Permit. Application for a building permit shall be made to the County Auditor, who may issue said permit and who shall inform the Zoning Administrator and Planning and Zoning Commission of said application.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Peterson township, Stutsman County, North Dakota; Stutsman County's official township-zoning-officer list does not list Peterson township and directs questions for all unlisted townships to the County.

  • The Stutsman County Zoning Ordinance applies to unincorporated territory over which the county commissioners have jurisdiction.
  • The ordinance does not affect property within the zoning or subdivision authority of a township that has lawfully enacted regulations, except where township supervisors relinquish zoning powers or a portion of those powers to the County.
  • This claim identifies zoning that applies in Peterson township; it does not establish that Peterson township itself adopted or administers a zoning ordinance.

  “This ordinance shall affect all unincorporated territory over which the Board of County Commissioners have jurisdiction in Stutsman County, North Dakota except as indicated below. This ordinance shall not affect any property, real or personal, which is located within the zoning or subdivision authority of any township having lawfully enacted regulations as provided in Sections 58-03-11 through 58-03-15 of the North Dakota Century Code (NDCC), except where such township supervisors relinquish to the County their powers or any portion thereof, to enact zoning regulations.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  On-site sewage treatment systems inside Peterson township, which is in Stutsman County and therefore within Central Valley Health District's stated environmental-health service area.

  • The Environmental Health Department permits onsite septic systems and provides inspections of existing systems.
  • The regulated system types listed by the District are septic tanks; drainfields including trenches, beds, at-grades, and mounds; seepage pits; holding tanks; and repairs or replacements of existing systems.

  “The Environmental Health Department permits on-site sewage treatment systems (OSTS), commonly called septic systems. In addition to permitting, inspections of existing septic systems is provided to help prevent water contamination and waterborne illness.”

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.