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

Evergreen Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Residential, commercial, and industrial structures and their accessories inside Evergreen Township that are within Ward County's zoned area.

  • A building, alteration, or moving permit must be obtained from the Building Inspector before construction, alteration, or moving.
  • The permit is valid for one year; construction beyond that date requires Board of County Commissioners approval.
  • No permit is required for maintenance or repair that does not alter the strength or plan of the structure or its mechanical installations, but that work must comply with the regulation.
  • Farm buildings and farm lands meeting the ordinance's definition of a farm are exempt from Article V and Article VI permits; farm residential structures, other habitable structures, and structures open to the public must apply for a Farm Property Building Permit.
  • The ordinance excludes land within municipal corporate limits and land within municipal extraterritorial-zoning areas.

  permit validity: 1 year (Construction beyond that date requires approval of the Board of County Commissioners.)

  “No structure of any kind used for residential, commercial or industrial purposes, including accessories thereto, shall hereafter be built, altered or moved within the zoned area of Ward County until a building, alteration, or moving permit has been obtained from the office of the Building Inspector.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Evergreen Township, Ward County, North Dakota, subject to Ward County zoning jurisdiction.

  • The Ward County ordinance excludes land within municipal corporate limits and land within an area of municipal extraterritorial zoning under N.D.C.C. §40-47-01.1.
  • Land use, buildings, structures, and lots must conform to the applicable Ward County ordinance requirements before a permit or approval may issue.

  “This Ordinance applies to all buildings, structures, lands, and uses over which the Ward County Board of County Commissioners has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of the State of North Dakota and of the United States, except for land within the corporate limits of any municipality or land within the area of application of extraterritorial zoning pursuant to §40-47-01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code.”

Rules another office applies inside Evergreen Township

Evergreen 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)

  Installation or repair of an onsite sewage treatment system inside Evergreen Township, Ward County, North Dakota.

  • A First District Health Unit permit is required before any work on installation or repair of any part of an onsite sewage treatment system.
  • All work must be completed by a North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality-licensed septic contractor or certified property owner.

  “First District Health Unit (FDHU) requires a permit for the installation and/or repair of any part of an onsite sewage treatment system in Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, McLean, Renville, Sheridan, or Ward Counties. A permit must be received prior to any work done on the system. All work must be completed by a NDDEQ- licensed septic contractor or certified property owner.”

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.