Title 40 — Municipal Government
85 chapters · 759 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-02 Monuments required for survey - Destruction - Penalty
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Durable ferromagnetic monuments must be set at all angle and curve points on the outside boundary lines of the plat. The monuments must be at least eighteen inches [45.72 centimeters] in length and at least one-half inch [1.72 centimeters] in sectional dimension. Any monument of …
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-03 Instruments of dedication - Certifying and recording plat
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The plat must contain a written instrument of dedication, which is signed and acknowledged by the owner of the land. When there is divided ownership, there must be indicated under each signature the lot or parts of lots in which each party claims an interest. All signatures on th…
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-04 Recording plat
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Upon final approval of a plat under section 11-33.2-11 or 40-48-21, the subdivider shall record the plat in the office of the recorder of the county where the plat is located. Whenever plat approval is required by a jurisdiction, the recorder may not accept any plat for recording…
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-06 Correction of plats - Declaration of necessity by resolution - Publication
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If any part of any platted addition, outlot, or parcel of ground, in any jurisdiction, is found to be inadequately or erroneously described in the plat, or if the plat is in error or is deficient as to marked or scaled distances, angles, or descriptions, or has other defects whic…
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-07 Resolution declaring necessity for correcting plat - Contents
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The resolution mentioned in section 40-50.1-06 must set forth: 1. The description of the property affected. 2. The nature of the errors or defects. 3. An outline of the proposed corrections. 4. An estimate of the probable cost of having the corrections made. 5. Notice that any in…
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-08 Governing body to order work done after hearing objections
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After all the objections filed before the meeting have been heard and considered, the governing body of the jurisdiction, if it deems the work advisable and if the owners of the majority of the property affected have not filed a protest, shall order a land surveyor registered in …
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-10 Filing completed plat - Publication of notice of completed plat
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The completed plat must be filed with the chief administrative officer of the jurisdiction, who shall publish a notice of the filing. The notice must stipulate that all interested parties may view the plat. The notice must set the date the governing body of the jurisdiction will …
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-11 Resurveys to determine merits of objections
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After hearing objections to the corrected plat, the governing body may order surveys and resurveys to determine the merit of any claim or objection. The governing body may adjourn the hearing until the necessary information is available. 40-50.1-12. Acceptance or rejection of cor…
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-14 Notice of errors on recorded plat - Certificate by original surveyor
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Notwithstanding section 40-50.1-06, if a plat, or what purports to be a plat, has been signed and filed in the office of the recorder of the county where the land is situated, and the plat fails to identify or correctly describe the land to be so platted or subdivided, or to show…
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-15 Filing and recording of surveyor's certificate
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The recorder of the county in which the land platted or subdivided is located shall accept each certificate for filing and recording upon payment of a fee commensurate with the length of the certificate. Neither witnesses nor an acknowledgment is required on any such certificate,…
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-16 Vacation of plat - Before and after sale of lots - Effect
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1. Before the sale of lots, a plat, any part of a plat, a subdivision of land, or a townsite may be vacated by the proprietors by a written instrument declaring the plat to be vacated. The instrument must be signed, acknowledged or approved, and recorded in the office in which is…
N.D.C.C. § 40-50.1-17 Action by recorder
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The recorder shall write in plain, legible letters, in black ink that is not ballpoint ink, across that part of a plat which has been vacated the word "vacated" and shall make a reference on the plat to the volume and page or document number in which the instrument of vacation is…