North Dakota § 24-01-04 - Municipalities to develop master street plan

Full text of North Dakota North Dakota Century Code § 24-01-04 — Municipalities to develop master street plan, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 24-01-04. Municipalities to develop master street plan

Except for a municipality located within a designated metropolitan planning organization, each municipality of over five thousand population in this state, according to the latest available census, shall develop and adopt a master street plan cooperatively between the director and the municipal officials, which must ensure the proper location and integration of the state highway connections in the total city street plan. In selecting and designating the master street plan, the cooperating officials shall take into account the more important principal streets that connect the residential areas with business areas, and the streets that carry the important rural traffic into and across the city, to ensure a system of streets upon which traffic can be controlled and protected, in such a manner as to provide safe and efficient movement of traffic within a municipality.

Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About North Dakota § 24-01-04

What does North Dakota Century Code § 24-01-04 cover?

Section 24-01-04 ("Municipalities to develop master street plan") is part of the North Dakota Century Code, the codified statutory law of North Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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