Cass County, ND has no county short-term rental occupancy cap in unincorporated areas. North Dakota has no statewide STR preemption or occupancy formula. The North Dakota State Building Code (IRC-based) limits occupant load by bedroom and exit capacity, and any septic system on-site limits practical occupancy by design flow.
There is no Cass County, ND ordinance setting an overnight-guest cap (such as two-per-bedroom-plus-two) for short-term rentals on parcels Cass County zones. North Dakota does not preempt or mandate a statewide STR occupancy formula. The practical ceilings come from the International Residential Code (adopted as the North Dakota State Building Code), which sets minimum room sizes and egress for sleeping rooms, and from on-site wastewater design: ND DEQ-administered septic systems are sized by bedroom count, so adding bunks beyond the design bedroom count can overload the system. Townships under NDCC Ch. 58-03 may add their own rules. Cities within Cass County (Fargo, West Fargo, Casselton, Mapleton, Horace) have separate codes and are NOT covered here. Confirm any current rule with Cass County Planning at (701) 298-2375 before listing.
No county STR occupancy citation exists in unincorporated Cass County. Overloading a septic system can trigger ND DEQ enforcement and repair orders. Building-code occupant-load issues are enforced through local building officials when a permit or complaint surfaces.
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West Fargo, ND
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West Fargo, ND
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West Fargo, ND
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