Zoning, building permits and septic rules in South Meadow Township, North Dakota

South Meadow Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Conditional uses in the Agricultural zoning district on the confirmed South Meadow Township parcel in the N2NE and NENW of Section 23, Township 158 North, Range 96 West.

  • The use must receive a Conditional Use Permit from the Williams County Board of County Commissioners.
  • The County ordinance requires building-permit review and approval for the conditional use.
  • This finding does not establish a general building-permit requirement for every new residence or every type of construction elsewhere in South Meadow Township.

  “The following uses are allowed in an Agricultural District, subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit from the Board of County Commissioners and building permit review and approval:”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  The N2NE and NENW of Section 23, Township 158 North, Range 96 West, inside South Meadow Township, which Williams County identified as within the Agricultural zoning district.

  • The cited Williams County zoning regulations apply to townships that have not adopted zoning regulations or that formally relinquished zoning authority to the County.
  • The source establishes County-administered Agricultural zoning for this South Meadow Township parcel; it does not establish that South Meadow Township itself adopted or administers a separate zoning ordinance.
  • The County ordinance excludes farming or ranching and normal incidents of farming or ranching from the ordinance.

  “This is located in the N2NE & NENW of Section 23, T158N, R96W being South Meadow Township. We have not received comment back from the township on this item. The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to construct a freshwater holding pond. The subject property is +/- 121-acres total and within the Agricultural zoning district.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Onsite septic systems inside South Meadow Township, Williams County, North Dakota.

  • The Upper Missouri District Health Unit has authority to permit septic systems and license installers in Williams County.
  • Before beginning work on a system, installers must obtain a North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality license and secure a permit from their local public health unit.
  • Installers must follow local codes; the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality states that its administrative rules are currently being drafted.

  “The Upper Missouri District Health Unit is the agency with authority to permit septic systems and license installers in the four counties of Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail and 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.