Building Setbacks & Zoning in North Dakota (2026)

6 rules on the books across North Dakota, 2 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Setback Rules

How far structures must be from property lines, streets, and other buildings. Different setbacks apply to front, side, and rear yards.

Fargo's Land Development Code sets minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks for every residential zoning district…

In the City of Grand Forks, R-1 single-family lots must keep a front yard of twenty-five to thirty-five feet depending…

Maximum building heights allowed by zoning, including how height is measured and exceptions for chimneys, antennas, and rooftop equipment.

Single-family and duplex zoning districts in Fargo cap building height at 35 feet, rising to 45 feet in MR-1 and 60…

In the City of Grand Forks, residential building height tops out at two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in the…

The maximum percentage of your lot that can be covered by buildings and impervious surfaces like driveways and patios.

Fargo caps building coverage by zoning district, from 25% of lot area in SR-0/SR-1 single-family zones up to 75% in…

In the City of Grand Forks, impervious surface, meaning pavement, buildings and other water-shedding cover, cannot…