NDCC §40-47-01.1 — Extraterritorial Zoning Jurisdiction (Population-Tiered) (ND)

Tracked preemption from the North Dakota overlay bundle.

Overview

Effective
1969-07-01
Sunset
Authority
state
Scope
state:ND

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

always true

Preempted fields

4 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
city.etj_radius_miceiling_at1.5
city.etj_radius_miceiling_at2.0
city.etj_radius_miceiling_at4.0
county.zoning_jurisdiction_within_city_etjwaiveCounty zoning does NOT apply within municipal corporate limits or within the city's ETJ — city zoning controls in the overlap

Citation

Authority source
NDCC §40-47-01.1 (city ETJ); HB 1417 (2023, modifications narrowing reach where private owners object)
§ §40-47-01.1
https://www.ndlegis.gov/cencode/t40c47.pdf

Research notes

Tiered ETJ radius by population band: 1.5 mi (<25k), 2 mi (25k–<100k), 4 mi (≥100k). Only Fargo currently exercises 4-mile ETJ (>100k). Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, West Fargo, Dickinson, Williston, Mandan, Jamestown exercise 2-mile ETJ. 2023 HB 1417 narrowed ETJ reach in specific circumstances around private land where owners object — verify current text per Justia or ndlegis cencode PDF.