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

Kirkelie Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Residential, commercial, and industrial structures, including accessories, within the zoned area of Kirkelie Township where Ward County zoning applies.

  • A building, alteration, or moving permit must be obtained from the Ward County Building Inspector before a covered structure is built, altered, or moved.
  • The permit is valid for one year; construction not begun within six months causes cancellation unless the Board of County Commissioners grants an International Building Code extension.
  • No permit is required for maintenance or repair that does not alter the structure's strength or plan or its mechanical installations, although the work must comply with the regulation.
  • Farm buildings and farm lands meeting the ordinance's Farm definition are exempt from the Article V and VI parking and permit provisions; farm residential structures, other habitable structures, and structures open to the public must apply for a Farm Property Building Permit.

  permit validity: 1 year (Construction beyond the issuance date requires Board of County Commissioners approval.) · construction commencement deadline: <= 6 months (The Board of County Commissioners may grant an extension under the adopted International Building Code.)

  “shall hereafter be built, altered or moved within the zoned area of Ward County until a building, alteration, or moving permit has been obtained”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Kirkelie Township, Ward County, North Dakota, where Ward County zoning applies.

  • The governing zoning rule-maker is Ward County, not Kirkelie Township.
  • The Ward County ordinance excludes land within municipal corporate limits and land within an area subject to extraterritorial zoning under NDCC §40-47-01.1.
  • The county agenda identifies a Kirkelie Township parcel for which Ward County zoning applied and the township recommended approval of the special-use permit.

  “W2SE Less Hwy 52 & Otl 4 of Sec 18-156-84, Kirkelie Twp [...] Ward County zoning applies with the township recommending approval of the SUP.”

Rules another office applies inside Kirkelie Township

Kirkelie 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 sewage treatment systems inside Kirkelie Township, Ward County, North Dakota.

  • First District Health Unit requires a permit before installation or repair work on an onsite sewage treatment system in Ward County.
  • For a building that will produce sewage or wastewater, a septic permit is required when no existing community septic system is available.
  • Work must be completed by an NDDEQ-licensed septic contractor or a certified property owner.
  • A final inspection must be scheduled before backfilling or covering the new system; without final inspection and approval, the system is unapproved and illegal.

  “in Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, McLean, Renville, Sheridan, or Ward Counties. A permit must be received prior to any work done on the system.”

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.