Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A; the official application states that staff will contact the applicant after review and processing.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 701-456-7815 (City of Dickinson Building Department); 701-456-7672 (Stark County Planning & Zoning) if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 701-456-7815 (City of Dickinson Building Department); 701-456-7672 (Stark County Planning & Zoning).
N/A; the official application states that staff will contact the applicant after review and processing.
All Stark County building permits are handled by the City of Dickinson Building Department at 701-456-7815. The application requires plans and supporting documents; after review, the applicant is contacted and must pick up the permit within 14 days of notification.
North Dakota State Building Code, International Building Code, International Mechanical Code, and State Uniform Plumbing Code, as incorporated by the Stark County 2024 zoning ordinance. Farm buildings directly used in agricultural/farm operations and constructed by qualifying farmers are exempt from the county building permit requirement. Buildings used for human habitation or by the public always require building and occupancy permits; agricultural buildings also require permits if the owner does not qualify for the farm residence property-tax exemption or has not filed the required forms.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.