North Dakota Century Code Title 40. Municipal Government § 40-47-04. Determining and enforcing regulations--Public hearing and notice thereof--Publication of regulations, restrictions, and boundaries

1. The governing body of a city which uses zoning regulations shall provide for the manner in which the regulations and restrictions must be established, enforced, or supplemented, and for the manner in which the boundaries of the districts must be established and from time to time changed. A copy of each proposed regulation, restriction, or boundary must be filed with the city auditor. No regulation, restriction, or boundary may become effective until after a public hearing at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. Notice of the hearing must be published once a week for two successive weeks before the time set for the hearing in the official newspaper of the city. The notice must contain the following items:

2. Upon establishment of any regulation, restriction, or boundary hereunder, the governing body of a city shall file a certified copy thereof with the city auditor and shall cause notice of the same to be published in the official newspaper of the city. The notice must describe the nature, scope, and purpose of the regulation, restriction, or boundary and must state the times at which it will be available to the public for inspection and copying at the office of the city auditor.

3. The governing body of a city, a city zoning commission, and a board of adjustment shall state the grounds upon which any request for a zoning amendment or variance is approved or disapproved, and written findings upon which the decision is based must be included within the records of the governing body, commission, or board.