Grand Forks, ND Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 19-0328 sets the two-notice sequence a plumber or sewer and water contractor must follow: first, "notify the plumbing inspector whenever the plumbing or sewer and water installation work for which a permit has been issued is ready for inspection and test," and second, after fixtures go in, "again notify the plumbing inspector... that the work is ready for final inspection," with the plumbing barred from use "until after it shall have been inspected and approved." Section 19-0329 puts a clock on the city's response: the inspector must act "within a reasonable time, not exceeding eight (8) working hours after receiving such notice," to "make the necessary inspection and supervise such tests." Section 19-0332 locks the sequence in place from the installer's side: "No fixture shall be installed until the drain, waste, and vent system have been tested and found to be tight according to the provisions of this article," and a related section requires all piping to stay uncovered until that test is complete, so concealment cannot outrun inspection.

The plumbing inspector's general duties at § 19-0333, to "see that the provisions of this article are enforced," to "issue permits," and to "make inspections of all new and existing plumbing installations," tie the notice-test-final sequence back to the § 19-0317 permit that starts the process. Every step in this chain sits inside Article 3, so a failure at any stage, an unreported test, an installed fixture ahead of testing, or a skipped final inspection, is treated the same way under the article's closing violations section.