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*** New Application for Building Permit as of 8/5/2026 ***

 

  1. Download and save the Application for Building Permit or Application for Demo Permit to your desktop. Download link is provided below.
  2. Open and complete the application. You can save data typed into the application.
  3. Mail or bring completed application to Building Department, 210 2nd Ave NW, Mandan, ND 58554. You may also email the complete application to Morton County Tax at mortoncountytax@mortonnd.gov.

 

 

For fee information please call 701-667-3325

  

 

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Application for Building Permit
Application for Demo Permit

 Building Guidelines

  1. Permits
    Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolished, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit (IBC 105.1).  
  2. Inspections
    Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building official and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purpose until approved (IBC 110.1).  
  3. Certificate of Occupancy
    A building or structure shall not be used or occupied, and a change of occupancy of a building or structure or portion thereof shall not be made, until the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefore as provided herein. Issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction (IBC 111.1). 
  4. Violations and Enforcement
    It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair, move, remove, demolish or occupy any building, structure or equipment regulated by this code, or cause same to be done, in conflict with or in violation of any of the provision of this code (IBC 114.1). 

    The building official is authorized to serve a notice of violation or order on the person responsible for the erection, construction, alteration, extension, repair, moving, removal demolition of occupancy of a building or structure in violation of the provisions of this code, or in violation of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code. Such order shall direct the discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and the abatement of the violation (IBC 114.2).

    If the notice of violation is not complied with promptly, the building official is authorized to request the legal counsel of the jurisdiction to institute the appropriate proceeding at law or inequity to restrain, correct or abate such violation, or to require the removal or termination of the provisions of this code or of the order or direction made pursuant thereto (IBC 114.3)

    Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the building official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by law (IBC 114.4).

    Where a building official finds any work regulated by this code being performed in a manner either contrary to the provisions of this code or dangerous or unsafe, the building official is authorized to issue a stop work order (IBC 115.1).

    The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved, or to the owner’s agent, or to the person doing the work. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work shall immediately cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order, and the conditions under which the cited work will be permitted to resume (IBC 115.2).

    Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as the person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by law. (IBC 115.3).

    A violation of any provision or the regulations and restrictions shall constitute the maintenance of a public nuisance and shall be a class B misdemeanor (NDCC 11-33-21).