Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Wagner, South Dakota

Wagner’s own rules

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Agriculture district (AG), Wagner city

  • Minimum lot width 200 ft per district table

  minimum lot area: >= 1 acre

  “agricultural (ag) 1 acre 200 feet 40 feet 50 feet 50 feet residential (r-1) 7,500 sq. ft. 75 feet 20 feet 20 feet 6 feet *”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Residential district (R-1), Wagner city

    “the minimum lot area shall be seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet per single-family dwelling;”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Residential district (R-1), Wagner city

  • Side yard up to 20 ft on corner lots at the board's discretion
  • Where no alley exists, rear yards need 10 ft dedicated for utility and fire access
  • Garages: not within 2 ft of rear lot line and no closer than 20 ft to any street line

  front yard: >= 20 ft · rear yard: >= 20 ft · side yard: >= 6 ft (up to 20 ft on corner lots)

  “each side yard shall not be less than six (6) feet, up to twenty (20) feet on corner lots at the board's discretion.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Agriculture district (AG), Wagner city

    “agricultural (ag) 1 acre 200 feet 40 feet 50 feet 50 feet residential (r-1) 7,500 sq. ft. 75 feet 20 feet 20 feet 6 feet *”

• Building heightSpecified

  Residential district (R-1), Wagner city

  • Garages built on bare R-1 lots have separate limits (max building height 21 ft, section 718)

  maximum height: <= 35 ft (residential garage on bare lot: 21 ft)

  “the height of all buildings and structures shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes inside Wagner city: permitted in AG, R-2, R-3 and MHP districts and conditional use in R-1, all subject to section 1625 performance standards

  • Section 1625 standards: roof pitch at least 4 in 12, shingled roof, conventional siding, enclosed wood or masonry foundation, minimum main body width 20 ft
  • Board of adjustment approval needed for conditional use in R-1
  • Section 1623: no manufactured home may be parked and occupied in an unauthorized district for more than 48 hours without a special permit from the zoning administrator; permit not renewable in the same calendar year; up to 180 days permitted on owner's land during house construction

  temporary occupancy limit without permit: <= 48 hours (special permit; 180 days during home construction)

  “manufactured homes, pursuant to section 1625. 2. offices; 3. funeral homes;”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Wagner or Charles Mix County directly.

• Building permit — Wagner city
• Owner-builder exemption — Wagner city
• Building code adopted — Wagner city
• Inspections — Wagner city
• Certificate of occupancy — Wagner city

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.