Extra-territorial zoning has been a controversial area of policy in North Dakota for some time now. Essentially it’s state law which allows municipalities to regulate areas outside of their jurisdiction. Depending on the size of the community, they can implement zoning regulations up to four miles outside of their city limits. The problem? The citizens…
State Senator Nicole Poolman, a Republican from Bismarck, speaks in favor of legislation which would have given citizens living in extra-territorial zoning areas more say in the city governments regulating them.