City of Kindred, North Dakota - Building Permits

City of Kindred, North Dakota

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Kindred, ND

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KINDRED CONTRACTS OUT ITS BUILDING PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS, SO THE PAPERWORK GOES TO TWO PLACES. The City states: "The City of Kindred contracts with Midwest Inspection Services for the city's building permitting and inspecting. Building permit applications are available at the links below, in the Auditor's office, or at Midwest Inspection Services." The building official is Michael Blevins, Midwest Inspection Services, 310 1st Ave SE, Mapleton, ND 58059, 701-532-1078, [email protected]. Residents file the Residential Building Permit Application with Midwest Inspection Services in person or by email; commercial applicants and contractors use the Commercial Building Permit Application. Fence and excavation permits go to Kindred City Hall instead. TIMING. "All applications are reviewed/routed within 7-10 business days. Approved building permits are typically issued with 2-3 business days upon receipt from Midwest Inspection Services." A fence permit goes on the next regular Planning and Zoning Commission agenda, so it runs on meeting dates. THE RULE THE CITY PUTS IN CAPITALS: "NO CONSTRUCTION/PROJECT WORK IS TO BEGIN ON ANY PERMIT BEFORE FIRST OBTAINING THE PERMIT JOBSITE/INSPECTION CARD." WHAT ELSE THE CITY PUBLISHES, and it is more than most cities this size: a Building Permit Fee Schedule; General Building Permit Information and Guidelines; Kindred Civil Site Plan Requirements; a Storm Water Management Policy referenced in Chapter 9-04; guidelines for remodeling a dwelling, building additions, a residential deck, egress window detail, a three-season porch, floating-slab and frost-protected accessory structures, and stairways and handrails; asbestos fact sheets and a letter from the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality; Kindred Standard Specifications for Construction with an Exterior Work Checklist and a Lot Grading sheet; and building permit fees for the local fire authority, the Kindred Fire Department. Read the asbestos material before tearing off an older roof. WHERE THE CODE LIVES. The City publishes its whole code as per-title PDFs on its Ordinances page, plus a single 519-page combined document.

KINDRED IS ON THE 2009 I-CODES BY NAMED EDITION, NOT ON THE CURRENT NORTH DAKOTA STATE BUILDING CODE, AND THAT IS THE FIRST THING TO KNOW BEFORE QUOTING A JOB HERE. Title V of the Kindred City Ordinances, Buildings, has nine chapters: 5-01 International Building Code, 5-02 Dangerous Buildings, 5-03 Moving Buildings, 5-04 Floodplain Management, 5-05 Minimum Housing Standards, 5-06 International Property Maintenance Code, 5-07 International Residential Code, 5-08 International Existing Building Code and 5-09 International Energy Conservation Code. THE RESIDENTIAL ADOPTION. Section 5-0701, sourced to Ordinance 2011-34, adopts by reference "that certain code known as the International Residential Code, recommended and compiled by the International Code Council, being particularly the 2009 edition thereof, as the same are now established in said code, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Building Administrator for the City of Kindred, with the exception of the sections hereinafter set forth affecting local conditions of the City of Kindred," and it applies that code "within the city limits of Kindred, North Dakota, as well as for any area within the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the City." The commercial adoption at Section 5-0101, sourced to Ordinance 2011-33, is the 2009 International Building Code on the same terms. Both sections add that "any amendments of the 2009 edition of the Code may be adopted by the City by resolution." THAT IS A DATED ADOPTION, NOT A FLOATING ONE. It names an edition and takes it "as the same are now established in said code," so a change at state level does not reach Kindred by itself. THE STATE POSITION, STATED FOR CONTEXT AND NOT ADJUDICATED HERE. North Dakota Century Code Section 54-21.3-03(6) provides: "The governing body of a city, township, or county that elects to administer and enforce a building code shall adopt and enforce the state building code. However, the state building code may be amended by cities, townships, and counties to conform to local needs." The 2026 North Dakota State Building Code Book states that "Effective January 1, 2026, the North Dakota State Building Code consists of the 2024 International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), International Mechanical Code (IMC), International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), International Energy Conservation Code, and the International Existing Building Code as published by the International Code Council (ICC)" and that "NO APPENDICES ARE ADOPTED." This record does not decide what follows from the gap between Kindred's 2011 ordinance and the 2026 state edition - that is a legal question, not a sourceable fact. What it records is that Kindred's own enacted text names the 2009 editions and that the City's published permit material is written to them. ASK THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WHICH EDITION YOUR PERMIT WILL BE WRITTEN TO before you order materials to a detailing standard. THE SUBSTITUTIONS THE CITY MAKES. Section 5-0702 provides that wherever the International Residential Code says "International Plumbing Code" or "International Private Sewage Disposal Code" it means the North Dakota State Plumbing Code, and wherever it says "ICC Electrical Code" it means the National Electrical Code together with the North Dakota State Wiring Standards.

Not required — No impact-resistance mandate applies in Kindred, at either level of government, and that is established by reading the instruments rather than by failing to find one. CITY LEVEL. Title V of the Kindred City Ordinances, Buildings, is the City's building instrument, and it was read in full - all nine chapters, 5-01 International Building Code, 5-02 Dangerous Buildings, 5-03 Moving Buildings, 5-04 Floodplain Management, 5-05 Minimum Housing Standards, 5-06 International Property Maintenance Code, 5-07 International Residential Code, 5-08 International Existing Building Code and 5-09 International Energy Conservation Code, including the full amendment lists at Sections 5-0102 and 5-0702. It contains no UL 2218, Class 4, Class IV or FM 4473 provision and no impact or hail rating requirement of any kind. Title X, Business Licenses and Regulations, was also read in full and creates no construction standard. AND KINDRED HAS MOVED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM A HAIL MANDATE, WHICH IS WORTH SAYING PLAINLY. Its amendment list provides that "SECTION R903.5 and Figure R903.5 are hereby deleted in their entirety" - that is the hail-exposure provision and map of the adopted 2009 International Residential Code. Deleting it removes a hail-related provision; it does not create one. STATE LEVEL. The North Dakota amendments to the 2024 International Residential Code, published in the 2026 North Dakota State Building Code Book, were read in full - the numbered section amendments running from Section 104.8 to Section 2103.3 - and none addresses roofing at all, let alone impact rating. AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION. Impact resistance under UL 2218 is a hail rating. It is not the same thing as a fire classification, which is graded under ASTM E108 or UL 790, or a wind rating, which is graded under ASTM D3161 or D7158. An impact-rated shingle may well be worth buying in the Red River valley, and an insurer may discount for one, but nothing in Kindred or North Dakota law requires it.

KINDRED PUBLISHES A RE-SHINGLE EXEMPTION IN TERMS, WHICH VERY FEW JURISDICTIONS DO. The City's Building Permit FAQ answers "What kind of projects do I need a building permit for?" with: "Building Permits are required for room additions, decks, porches, finished basements, masonry fireplaces, interior modifications, window replacement of larger size, structural renovations/repair, demolition work, accessory structures, and fences. Separate plumbing and electrical permits may be required for the installation, alteration, repair, relocation, replacement and/or addition to any electrical or plumbing systems." It then states: "Permits are NOT needed to paint a house (interior or exterior), re-shingle, re-side, hang wallpaper, replace cabinets and do similar finish work, install concrete sidewalks and patios entirely on your property, or insulate an existing building where no structural changes are made." THE LIMIT ON THAT, AND IT IS ON THE SAME PAGE. "Structural renovations/repair" sits on the permit-REQUIRED side. So a plain tear-off and re-cover is exempt, while a job that replaces rafters or trusses, changes the roof line, adds a dormer or repairs structural decking is a structural repair and needs a permit. The exemption is written for the covering, not for the structure under it. WHAT THE ENACTED CODE SAYS ABOUT EXEMPTIONS, WHICH IS NOT THE SAME LIST. Kindred amends the work-exempt-from-permit section of the adopted 2009 International Residential Code at Section 5-0702, and its amendments cut the model exemptions down rather than widen them: one-story detached accessory structures are exempt only up to 120 square feet, where the model code allowed 200; fences are exempt up to 8.5 feet, where the model code allowed 6; prefabricated swimming pools less than 24 inches deep, swings and other playground equipment accessory to a one- or two-family dwelling, and window awnings projecting not more than 54 inches from an exterior wall without additional support are exempt. Re-roofing is not named on the enacted list either way, which is why the City's published FAQ is the operative statement for a roofer. TWO OTHER PERMITS THAT CAN CATCH A ROOFING JOB. A FENCE permit is required inside the corporate limits and the extraterritorial boundary under City Ordinance Chapter 4, filed at City Hall and placed on the next regular Planning and Zoning Commission agenda. An EXCAVATION permit is required "in order to tunnel under or excavate on, near, or within City streets, right-of-way, alleys, or other public places" under City Ordinance Chapter 2-03, and after review "a construction meeting must be arranged between the Contractor and Public Works Superintendent and/or City Engineer". TIMING AND THE ONE RULE THE CITY CAPITALISES. "All applications are reviewed/routed within 7-10 business days. Approved building permits are typically issued with 2-3 business days upon receipt from Midwest Inspection Services. NO CONSTRUCTION/PROJECT WORK IS TO BEGIN ON ANY PERMIT BEFORE FIRST OBTAINING THE PERMIT JOBSITE/INSPECTION CARD." FEES. "Building permit charges are based upon the value of the project," and the City publishes a Building Permit Fee Schedule separately. Permit valuation is set under amended Section R108.3, which requires the valuation to include the total value of the work including materials and labor, lets the building official refuse a permit where the valuation is underestimated unless the applicant produces detailed estimates, and makes the final valuation the building official's.

KINDRED HAS DONE SOMETHING TO THE REROOFING RULE THAT ALMOST NO OTHER JURISDICTION IN THIS DIRECTORY HAS DONE, AND IT NEEDS A PHONE CALL BEFORE YOU BID AN OVERLAY HERE. WHAT THE ORDINANCE SAYS. Kindred adopts the 2009 International Residential Code at Section 5-0701 and then amends it at Section 5-0702. Two of those amendments are on this exact point, and both are quoted from the City's own enacted text: "SECTION R903.5 and Figure R903.5 are hereby deleted in their entirety," and "SECTION R907 is hereby deleted in its entirety and relocated to the Appendices as Appendix R." R907 is the reroofing section of that code and R903.5 is its hail-exposure provision. Kindred makes the same move on the commercial side: in its 2009 International Building Code amendments at Section 5-0102, "Section 1510 is hereby deleted and relocated as Appendix L." AND THE ORDINANCE ADOPTS NO APPENDIX. Chapter 5-07 was read in full, Sections 5-0701 to 5-0705, and Title V was read in full across all nine chapters; there is no clause adopting any appendix of the International Residential Code, and the only occurrences of the word appendix in the whole title are the three relocations themselves and a reference to Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code. This record does not decide what follows from that - whether Appendix R is enforced in Kindred is a question for the City and its building official, not one this directory can answer from the text. It records the two facts, which are unusual enough to be worth a call: the reroofing section was moved out of the body of the code, and the instrument that moved it does not adopt the appendix it moved it into. WHAT IS NOT IN DOUBT. There is no Kindred layer count. Nothing in Title V states a maximum number of roof-covering layers, and no number should be inferred in either direction from the relocation - the absence of a stated cap is not permission for unlimited layers. The operative text of the 2009 International Residential Code sits behind the International Code Council paywall; this record does not restate it and does not rely on any third-party republication of it. ASK MIDWEST INSPECTION SERVICES two questions before quoting an overlay in Kindred: whether Appendix R is enforced, and which edition of the code your job will be judged against.

KINDRED WROTE ITS OWN ASPHALT-SHINGLE FASTENER RULE INTO ITS ORDINANCE, AND IT REACHES THE SHEATHING. This is the City's own enacted text, amending the adopted 2009 International Residential Code at Section 5-0702: "R905.2.5 Fasteners. Fasteners for asphalt shingles shall be galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum or copper roofing nails, minimum 12 gage [0.105 inch (2.67 mm)] shank with a minimum 3/8 inch (9.5 mm) diameter head, ASTM F 1667, of a length to penetrate through the roofing materials and a minimum of 3/4 inch (19.1 mm) into the roof sheathing or other fasteners as approved by the building official and shingle manufacturer. Where the roof sheathing is less than 3/4 inch (19.1 mm) thick, the fasteners shall penetrate through the sheathing. Fasteners shall comply with ASTM F 1667." THE PRACTICAL EFFECT. On thin decking - which is common on older houses - the nail has to come all the way through, and on thicker decking it has to bury three-quarters of an inch. The material list is closed to galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum or copper, and anything else needs the approval of BOTH the building official AND the shingle manufacturer. Order fasteners to that rule rather than to the length your supplier stocks by default. THE SAME RULE APPLIES ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE. Kindred amends Section 1507.2.6 of the adopted 2009 International Building Code in materially the same terms. WHAT THE CITY DOES NOT PUBLISH. Title V contains no roof sheathing span table, no panel thickness minimum and no nailing pattern for the deck itself - only the covering fastener rule above. Where a tear-off exposes deteriorated sheathing, the sizing of the replacement is a code question for the adopted edition and for the building official, and the City's FAQ puts "structural renovations/repair" firmly on the permit-required side, so replacing decking can turn an exempt re-shingle into a permitted job. AND ONE STRUCTURAL AMENDMENT WORTH KNOWING. Kindred amends the wall-bracing section, R602.10, to exempt detached one- and two-family dwellings in Seismic Design Category C from the seismic bracing requirements while keeping the wind-speed bracing provisions, and to allow the wall bracing requirements of the 2006 International Residential Code as an alternative.

7.50% on materials in Kindred - North Dakota state sales and use tax of 5%, plus the City of Kindred's 2% local sales, use and gross receipts tax, plus Cass County's 0.5% county tax. The North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner's Local Taxes by Location Guideline, rates effective 1 July 2026, gives Kindred local code 230 and a current rate of 2%, built from 1.5% effective 4-1-12 and 0.5% effective 4-1-15. The Kindred row is shaded and marked "(Cass)", and the guideline explains both marks: "Shaded cities also have county tax obligations," and "The county sales, use, and gross receipts tax is in addition to state and city sales, use, and gross receipts tax." Cass County appears in the county table at local code 501 with a current rate of 0.5%. TWO DIFFERENT CAPS APPLY TO THE SAME PURCHASE, WHICH IS EASY TO GET WRONG. The maximum tax (refund cap) on the CITY tax is $50 per sale, in force since 4-1-12; the cap on the COUNTY tax is $12.50 per sale, in force since 4-1-11. They are separate caps on separate taxes, not a single figure. The guideline's own warning applies to both: the cap "is calculated on each material purchase a contractor makes to fulfill a construction contract, not on purchase orders or the entire construction contract itself," and where use tax is accrued rather than collected by the retailer "it should be accrued up to the maximum tax amount only." Neither Kindred nor Cass County allows permit holder compensation. WHO PAYS IT ON A ROOF. North Dakota treats a roofing contractor as the final consumer of the materials installed into real property: "A contractor or subcontractor entering into any contract, except for a labor only contract, is regarded as the final user or consumer of all tangible personal property installed into real property." So the contractor pays the tax on its material purchases and does not charge the homeowner sales tax on an install-plus-materials re-roof; selling materials without installing them is a taxable retail sale instead. ONE POINT FOR ANYONE BUYING IN FARGO FOR A KINDRED JOB. Kindred is NOT among the sixty local ordinances the guideline names as carrying the limited exemption for "materials that are purchased within the jurisdiction, but later installed outside of the jurisdiction where the sale took place" - but FARGO IS, and so is Cass County. Where a contractor gives the supplier a certificate of exemption in Fargo, the guideline provides that "the local use tax is due to the city or county where the goods are installed only if the goods are installed within a city or county that imposes a local use tax," so the Kindred and Cass County local tax follow the materials to the job rather than the Fargo rate staying with the sale. Buying inside Kindred for a job elsewhere works the other way, because Kindred has no limited exemption of its own.