North Dakota Code § 58-03-12

Basis for township zoning regulations and restrictions
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1. The regulations and restrictions established in any township zoning district must be 
made in accordance with a comprehensive plan with reasonable consideration as to 
the character of such district, its peculiar suitability for particular uses, the normal 
growth of the municipality, and the various types of occupations, industries, and land 
uses within the area, and must be designed to facilitate traffic movement, encourage 
orderly growth and development of the municipality and adjacent areas, promote 

health, safety, and general welfare, and provide for emergency management, including 
and subject to floodplain management as provided under section 58-06-11. 
2. "Emergency management" means a comprehensive integrated system at all levels of 
government and in the private sector which provides for the development and 
maintenance of an effective capability to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover 
from known and unforeseen hazards or situations, caused by an act of nature or man, 
which may threaten, injure, damage, or destroy lives, property, or our environment. 
The comprehensive plan must be a statement in documented text setting forth explicit 
goals, objectives, policies, and standards of the jurisdiction to guide public and private 
development within its control.

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