Construction documents · North Dakota
North Dakota’s code publisher and code enforcer are not the same office. Identify the local jurisdiction’s enforcement status and amendments, then use the applicable state reference package for the drawings being reviewed.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
Groundbook can review your drawings against the state and local code PDFs you upload. Add the adopted code books and amendments that apply to your project, then review potential issues with links to the supporting sources.
Upload the applicable code PDFs alongside the drawing set. Include the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Set code PDFs to Code and Use as reference. Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file.
Follow the linked drawing and reference, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of references you can bring into Groundbook. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority, then upload the applicable PDFs.
Bring the state reference package and confirmed local amendments for the project.
Use the model editions and amendments identified in the applicable North Dakota package.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
North Dakota reference guide
Commerce Community Services updates the State Building Code but does not enforce it. Its guidance explains local adoption and enforcement elections, local amendments, and a home-rule exception; verify the actual jurisdiction’s arrangement.
North Dakota Commerce: Building CodesCommerce identifies January 1, 2026 as the effective date of the updated North Dakota State Building Code and supplies a local enforcement directory. Record the permit’s code basis and any relevant local changes.
North Dakota Commerce: Building CodesSources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.
Prepare a useful review
Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist.
Supply the city, county, or township’s current adoption record, enforcement contact, amendments, and submission checklist.
Include the applicable state-code book and referenced discipline documents. Distinguish older permits from applications under the updated code.
Bring structural criteria, civil access and drainage, energy information, MEP plans, and schedules. Identify decisions needing local confirmation.
Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.
Use the drawing-register templateFrom documents to decisions
Compare stated design information with the code and local references you supply. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.
Review code referencesLook for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.
Prepare for submissionCheck relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.
Review the whole packageBefore you start
Commerce says its Community Services division updates the State Building Code but does not enforce it. Use the local enforcement directory and confirm who handles the project’s permit and inspections.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, the applicable code and amendment PDFs, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. Groundbook reviews the supplied evidence; do not assume every local requirement is already available.
No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.
Official source directory
2026 effective date, local enforcement structure, exceptions, and directory.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.