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

Williston Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  The LU-0076-23 development tract in Lot 3 and Lot 4, Section 30, T154 R101, inside Williston Township, Williams County, North Dakota.

  • The project must follow Planning/Zoning recommendations and the Williams County Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations.
  • The project must obtain all necessary permits from the Williams County Building Division.
  • The project must comply with all state and local codes.

  “obtain all necessary permits from Williams County Building Division; and must be in compliance with all state and local codes.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  The tract in the N2NE except the right-of-way of Section 31, T154N, R101W, inside Williston Township, Williams County, North Dakota.

  • The cited tract's parent parcel is within the Rural Residential zoning district.
  • The source confirms zoning for this identified Township parcel; it does not establish the zoning classification of every parcel in Williston Township.

  zoning district: Rural Residential (Parent parcel only.)

  “The parent parcel is +/- 9.37-acres and is within the Rural Residential zoning district.”

Rules another office applies inside Williston Township

Williston 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 wastewater treatment systems, commonly known as septic systems, inside Williston Township, Williams County, North Dakota.

  • The Upper Missouri District Health Unit has authority to permit septic systems and license installers in Williams County.
  • State law defines a septic-system permit as authorization from a local public health unit or other political subdivision for the specific site and applicable rules.
  • The cited state statute assigns the Department of Environmental Quality exclusive authority to adopt rules regarding licensing, permitting, and inspections.

  “The Upper Missouri District Health Unit is the agency with authority to permit septic systems [...] 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.