Roofing in Cando, North Dakota

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Cando adopts the North Dakota State Building Code by reference to the code itself, which makes the adoption floating rather than frozen to a named edition. WHAT WAS READ. The City of Cando's own published "Index to City of Cando Ordinances" page lists twenty-two chapters, each a separate PDF the City hosts itself; Chapter Sixteen, "Adoption of Electrical and Building Codes," was fetched and read in full, both articles, as codified in the Revised Ordinances of 2007 - the most recent version the City publishes. Article 2, Section 16.0201, "Adoption of Building Code," reads in its entirety: "The erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, uses, height, area and maintenance of buildings or structures shall meet with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the North Dakota State Building Code and any future updates and amendments to that code. That code is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter by reference." Because the reference runs to the state code as a continuing body of rules rather than to a dated edition, a state update reaches Cando with no new City ordinance required. WHAT THAT MEANS TODAY. The 2026 North Dakota State Building Code Book, published by the state Department of Commerce and read in full for this record, states: "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 states separately, "NO APPENDICES ARE ADOPTED." So a one- or two-family dwelling in Cando runs on the 2024 International Residential Code, with no appendix chapters. THE ONE LOCAL AMENDMENT, AND IT IS ADMINISTRATIVE. Section 16.0202, "Clarification of Code," modifies nothing technical: it states only that "'Municipality' or 'City' shall mean the City of Cando" and that a reference to fire limits within the City means the fire limits set out in Chapter Four. Section 16.0203 sets fees under the Building Code by the City's separate Fees and Rates Resolution. TWO CODES THE STATE CODE DOES NOT INCLUDE. The state code book states that the State Building Code "does not include the International Property Maintenance Code, or the International Fire Code," and that those "to be in effect, must be adopted separately by each city, county, or township." Chapter Sixteen adopts neither. THE STATE FRAMEWORK. NDCC 54-21.3-03(6), read in full from the North Dakota Legislative Assembly's own site: "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." Section 16.0201 is Cando's election, and Section 16.0202 is the only place it has used the local-amendment power the statute grants. ELECTRICAL IS SEPARATE. Article 1 of the same chapter adopts the State Electrical Board's wiring rules by the same floating method and requires a master or Class B electrician's license for all electrical work; it does not reach roofing. CURRENCY. Chapter Sixteen and the City's ordinance index were both read on 2026-09-18 as currently published on the City's own website; the chapter itself carries no amendment date more recent than the 2007 compilation, and no newer Chapter Sixteen was found.

Building permits in Cando are handled through the Office of the City Auditor, PO Box 396, 502 Main Street, Cando, ND 58324, phone 701-968-3632, email [email protected]. The City's printed Building Permit application is a single-page form headed "Application for Building Permit in the Zoned Area of Cando Including the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction Area of 1/2 Mile." It asks for the parcel number, a description of the project, dimensions and manner of construction, completed value and estimated completion date, and the names of the contractor, electrician and plumber, and it must be accompanied by a drawing showing the project and its location on the property. The applicant "hereby agrees to do the proposed work in accordance with the description set forth and according to the provision of the ordinances of the City of Cando," and the permit itself states it is granted on the condition that the work "conform in all respects to chapter six (6) Zoning--Land Use Planning of the City of Cando Ordinance No. 2008-01." A permit is valid one year from its approval date. Fees run by construction value: $30 up to $5,000, $60 up to $25,000, and $60 plus 5 cents per square foot above $25,000 for residential work, with commercial work at $120 up to $25,000 and $120 plus 10 cents per square foot above that; a flat $50 fee applies inside the half-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction (effective 2018-01-01); demolition or removal is $30 residential or $120 commercial; and the form warns that "if construction had started before obtaining a permit, the above Fee is doubled." Applications may be sent to [email protected].