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

Rules another office applies inside Hansboro

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

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  A lot inside Hansboro city on which a private sewage treatment system is proposed.

  • Smaller lots may be approved by the administrative authority if centralized sewage treatment is provided or if soil conditions throughout the lot allow a second treatment area.
  • This is a private-sewage-system standard, not a general Hansboro zoning-lot minimum.

  minimum lot size for a private treatment system: >= 40000 square feet (Smaller lot sizes may be approved under the stated centralized-treatment or soil-condition exceptions.)

  “The minimum lot size in which a private treatment system may be installed is forty thousand square feet [3716.00 square meters]. Smaller lot sizes may be approved by the administrative authority if a centralized sewage treatment system is provided or the soil conditions present throughout the lot are such that a second treatment area is able to be installed in the lot.”

• Septic permitLimited

  Private sewage-system construction inside Hansboro city when public or noncommunity sewerage is not available.

  • Before construction, a master plumber, sewer and water contractor, or septic-system installer may be required to apply to the local or district health unit for a written permit.
  • The rule does not establish that every individual system must receive a permit; it makes the requirement dependent on the applicable authority.

  “Where public or noncommunity sewage treatment systems are not available and construction of an individual sewage treatment system is contemplated for a building of human occupancy or use or addition to, or alteration of any existing sewage treatment system, the master plumber or sewer and water contractor, or septic system installer, previous to beginning any construction may be required to make application to the local or district health units for a written permit to make the desired installation.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Off-grid sanitation, including privies and chemical toilets, inside Hansboro city where water under pressure is unavailable.

  • Human body wastes must be deposited in approved privies, chemical toilets, or another installation acceptable to the administrative authority.
  • All requests to erect and use a chemical toilet or privy must be approved by the administrative authority.

  “Where water under pressure is not available, all human body wastes shall be disposed of by depositing them in approved privies, chemical toilets, or such other installations acceptable to the administrative authority.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  A premise used for human occupancy inside Hansboro city when a public or noncommunity sewerage system is deemed available.

  • The premise must be within 200 feet [60.96 meters] of the public or noncommunity sewerage system.
  • This state source establishes a sewer-discharge condition, not a water-connection requirement.

  distance to available public or noncommunity sewerage system: <= 200 feet

  “When a public or noncommunity sewerage system is deemed available to a premise used for human occupancy if such premise is within two hundred feet [60.96 meters], the approving authority shall require that sewage be discharged into that system.”

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• Building permit — Residential building construction inside Hansboro city.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Hansboro city.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Hansboro city.
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Hansboro city.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential certificates of occupancy inside Hansboro 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.