Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Round Prairie Township, North Dakota

Round Prairie Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Data-center installation, construction, or modifications beyond routine maintenance on land inside Round Prairie Township when the site is in the Heavy Industrial District.

  • A Conditional Use Permit is required.
  • The data center may only be permitted in the Heavy Industrial District.
  • The cited data-center provision exempts data centers solely located on an oil and gas well site or underground gathering pipeline-line facility subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the North Dakota Industrial Commission under N.D.C.C. Chapter 38-08 or a successor statute.
  • The County minutes document that County building permits and the County zoning ordinance are applied to a specified Round Prairie Township parcel.

  “Installation or construction of a data center [...] also requires a Williams County Building Permit obtained from the County Building Division.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in Round Prairie Township, Williams County, including the cited Palomino Properties Homes Subdivision parcel in Section 4, Township 154 North, Range 103 West.

  • The cited County approval directs the project to adhere to the Williams County Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations.
  • The source does not establish that Round Prairie Township itself adopted a separate township zoning ordinance; it documents application of the Williams County ordinance within the township.

  “Round Prairie Township is undecided on their recommendation [...] adhere to the Williams County Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations.”

Rules another office applies inside Round Prairie Township

Round Prairie 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)

  On-site septic systems inside Round Prairie Township, which is within Williams County, one of the Upper Missouri District Health Unit's four listed counties.

  • The Upper Missouri District Health Unit has authority to permit septic systems and license installers in Williams County.
  • The permit form states that the permit is good for 12 months from its issue date.
  • The permit form requires notification to the office at least two business days before installation for inspection.
  • The permit form states that the building owner, contractor, plumbing contractor, and/or installer are jointly responsible for compliance with UMDHU regulations and that city, township, and county regulations must also be followed.

  individual permit fee: 175 USD · permit validity: 12 months (from date of issue) · inspection notice: >= 2 business days (before installation)

  “The Upper Missouri District Health Unit is the agency with authority to permit septic systems and license installers in the four counties of [...] Williams.”

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.