NDCC §11-33-02 — Agricultural Land & Existing Farm Structures County Zoning Carve-Out (ND)
Tracked preemption from the North Dakota overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1969-07-01
Sunset
—
Authority
state
Scope
state:ND
Other North Dakota preemptions
Short-Term Rentals — No Statewide Preemption (Local Authority Preserved)NDCC §40-47-16 — Manufactured & Modular Housing Parity in Residential DistrictsNDCC Ch. 11-09.1 — County Home Rule Charter Authority ExpansionNDCC §40-47-01.1 — Extraterritorial Zoning Jurisdiction (Population-Tiered)NDCC Ch. 40-05.1 — City Home Rule Charter Authority ExpansionNDCC Ch. 38-08 — Oil & Gas Downhole / Spacing / Flaring State OccupationNDCC §40-47-07 / §11-33-08 — 20% Protest Petition Two-Thirds Vote TriggerFederal & Tribal Jurisdictional Carve-Outs (MHA Nation, USACE, Theodore Roosevelt NP, AFB AICUZ)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
AND
parcel.is_unincorporated==Trueparcel.use_category==agriculture
Preempted fields
3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
county_districts[*].regulation_of_existing_farm_structures | waive | — | County zoning may not regulate existing farm structures |
county_districts[*].regulation_of_farming_ranching_use | waive | — | County zoning may not regulate the use of land for farming, ranching, or agricultural purposes |
county_districts[*].cafo_feedlot_regulation | allow | — | Exception — CAFOs / concentrated animal feeding operations ARE within county zoning authority |
Citation
Research notes
The 'ag exemption' frequently cited in ND county permitting. Counties have no authority to zone existing farm structures or general farming/ranching uses out of unincorporated land — only CAFOs/feedlots are within county purview. Does NOT apply to municipal zoning within city limits or ETJ. Does NOT preempt local zoning of NEW non-farm structures even on ag parcels.