Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Spring Lake Township, North Dakota

Spring Lake Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Residential, commercial, and industrial structures and their accessories within Spring Lake Township land to which Ward County zoning applies.

  • A building, alteration, or moving permit must be obtained from the Ward County Building Inspector before the covered structure is built, altered, or moved.
  • The permit is good for one year from issuance; construction after that date requires Board of County Commissioners approval.
  • Maintenance or repair of existing residences, commercial structures, or accessory structures is exempt only if it does not alter the strength or plan of the structure or its mechanical installations; exempt work must still comply with the regulation.
  • Farm buildings and farmland meeting the ordinance's definition of a farm are exempt from the listed permit provisions, but farm residential structures, other habitable structures, and structures open to the public must apply for a Farm Property Building Permit and undergo the stated development review.

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

  “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 in Spring Lake Township, Ward County, North Dakota, to which Ward County zoning applies.

  • Ward County administers the applicable zoning rather than this record attributing the ordinance to the township.
  • The cited Ward County Planning Commission record concerns an outlot in Spring Lake Township and states that Ward County zoning applies.
  • The Ward County ordinance excludes land within municipal corporate limits and land within municipal extraterritorial-zoning areas from its stated applicability.

  “Vacate outlot 1 coming out of a portion the SE of Sec 18-151-84 Spring Lake Twp [...] Ward County zoning applies with the township recommending approval.”

Rules another office applies inside Spring Lake Township

Spring Lake 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 in Spring Lake Township, Ward County, North Dakota.

  • First District Health Unit requires a permit before installation or repair of any part of an onsite sewage treatment system in Ward County.
  • 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 work must be completed by an NDDEQ-licensed septic contractor or certified property owner.
  • The system design must be done or approved by First District Health Unit, and a final inspection must be scheduled before backfilling or covering the 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.”

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.