North Dakota Century Code Title 23.1. Environmental Quality § 23.1-04-10. Commercial facility permits and ordinances

1. Counties and cities may issue permits for commercial facilities pursuant to section 23.1-04-08 and may enact and enforce commercial facility ordinances if the ordinances are equal to or more stringent than this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.

2. In addition to the requirements for obtaining a permit under this chapter, a person may not construct, substantially alter, or operate any commercial facility nor may any person dispose of any hazardous waste without first obtaining a permit from the department and from the county, or a city if the commercial facility is located or proposed to be located within the territorial zoning authority of the city. The department, in conjunction with the governing body of the county or city in which the commercial facility is located or proposed to be located, shall hold a public hearing in the manner provided in section 23.1-04-08.