Short-Term Rentals — No Statewide Preemption (Local Authority Preserved) (ND)
Tracked preemption from the North Dakota overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2026-05-20
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:ND
Other North Dakota preemptions
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 §11-33-02 — Agricultural Land & Existing Farm Structures County Zoning Carve-OutNDCC 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.
always true
Preempted fields
1 field on the base district schema is rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].short_term_rental_regulation | no_preemption | — | Local zoning of STRs (district allowance, owner-occupancy, permit caps, homestay vs. whole-unit) is entirely controlling |
Citation
Authority source
Absence of enacted preemption — SB 2307 (2025, 69th LA) FAILED on Senate floor; prior bills in 2021 and 2023 sessions also failed. State lodging tax NDCC ch. 40-57.3 (3%) is revenue-only.
§ Negative finding — no enacted STR preemption
Research notes
Recorded as a negative/no-preemption overlay so downstream city records can resolve the `ND-STR` field with status `does_not_apply`. The Interim Political Subdivisions Committee may revisit for the 2027 session. NDCC ch. 40-57.3 city lodging/restaurant tax is revenue-only and does not restrict local STR zoning.