Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Lake Hendricks Township, South Dakota

Rules another office applies inside Lake Hendricks Township

Lake Hendricks Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, moving, adding to or structurally altering a building or structure inside Lake Hendricks township. The permit is issued by the Brookings County zoning official.

  • The county zoning official may issue a permit only in conformity with the ordinance, or on a written order from the Board of Adjustment (administrative review, conditional use permit or variance).
  • In the Lake/Park district, new or used accessory buildings of 120 square feet or less are permitted and need no building permit. Other districts were not checked for a comparable exemption.
  • Section 6.01.03(a) and (b) exceptions to the excavation permit rule were not read.
  • Section 6.03.02 names Lake Hendricks among the unincorporated townships in the county commission's membership districts, which is the basis for applying the county ordinance there.

  “no building or other structure shall be erected, moved, added to, structurally altered or used without a building permit issued by the brookings county zoning official.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Lake Hendricks township, Brookings County, SD. The Brookings County Zoning Ordinance applies there. The township is not shown to have its own zoning ordinance.

  • The ordinance names Lake Hendricks among the townships within the county planning and zoning commission's unincorporated-area membership districts. It does not state in so many words that the county ordinance governs the township.
  • Ordinance 2025-01 and Ordinance 2025-06 amend Ordinance 2024-01. The amended text was not reviewed.
  • Joint-jurisdiction areas with the City of Brookings may differ and were not checked.

  “the provisions of this ordinance shall apply within the unincorporated areas of brookings county, south dakota, as established on the map entitled "the official zoning map of brookings county, south dakota."”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Septic systems on lots inside Lake Hendricks township. The county zoning ordinance sets the siting rule, and the state sets the installation standard (SD Admin. Rules ch. 74:53).

  • Lots under 20,000 square feet must use a sealed holding tank or an approved sanitary sewer district.
  • Septic systems are required on lots of 20,000 square feet or more unless the property is connected to a sewer district.
  • Installers must be certified by the state agency and must follow chapter 74:53.
  • No county health department or township septic permit page was located. The permit-issuing office is not established.
  • Section 6.03.02 names Lake Hendricks among the unincorporated townships in the county commission's membership districts, which is the basis for applying the county ordinance there.

  lot area threshold for holding tank versus septic: < 20000 square feet (Lots of 20,000 square feet or more may use a septic system.)

  “residential and commercial uses on lots containing less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet shall be connected to a sealed holding tank or an approved sanitary sewer district.”

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.