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

Passport Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Structures or land used for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes, including accessory uses, in unincorporated Passport Township.

  • A permit must be obtained from the township zoning administrator before a covered structure or land use is built, altered, or moved.
  • No permit is required for maintenance or repairs of a building that do not alter the structure's plan.
  • The ordinance's jurisdiction includes all unincorporated areas of Passport Township.

  “No structure or land used for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes including accessory uses, shall be built, altered or moved until a permit has been obtained from the zoning administrator. No permit shall be required for maintenance or repairs of any building which does not alter the plan of the structure.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  All unincorporated areas inside Passport Township, Ward County, North Dakota.

  • The ordinance states that its jurisdiction includes all unincorporated areas of Passport Township.
  • The entire area of Passport Township is zoned agricultural.
  • Agricultural uses and agricultural buildings are exempt from restrictions under the ordinance's agriculture-exemption provision.

  “The jurisdiction of this ordinance shall include all unincorporated areas of Passport Township. [...] For the purpose of these regulations, the entire area of Passport Township is zoned agricultural.”

Rules another office applies inside Passport Township

Passport 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 onsite sewage treatment systems inside Passport Township, which is in Ward County, North Dakota.

  • First District Health Unit requires a permit before any work on the system.
  • All work must be completed by an NDDEQ-licensed septic contractor or certified property owner.
  • A septic permit must be obtained from First District Health Unit when constructing a building that will produce sewage or wastewater and no existing community septic system is available.
  • All septic-system designs must be done or approved by First District Health Unit.
  • A final inspection must be scheduled before backfilling or covering a new system.

  “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.