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

Crooks’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New development, change of use, moving structures and demolition inside Crooks city

  • Application with plans drawn to scale and city fees
  • Temporary building permits may be issued

  “no new development, change of use, moving in/moving out of structures, demolition, or other action which may be regulated by the provisions of this ordinance including use, height, number of occupants, lot area, off-street parking or yard requirements, shall occur without a building permit issued by the authorized official”

• Local zoningPresent

  All land inside Crooks city limits

  • Ordinance amended through Oct 2022 per file name; a newer 2023 revision (Ordinance 325) was seen only in a search snippet and was not opened

  “the provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all territory within the boundaries of the city of crooks, south dakota, as established on the official zoning map of the city of crooks.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Crooks city: NRC, R-1, R-2, R-3, CB, GB, LI, HI, PUD

  • Official zoning map is on record with the finance officer

  “the city is hereby divided into the following districts: nrc r-1 r-2 r-3 cb gb li hi”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 single family residential district, single family detached, inside Crooks city

  • NRC district (farm dwellings) requires 5 acres; see ordinance footnotes/exceptions

  minimum lot area R-1: >= 9600 sq ft · minimum lot width R-1: >= 80 feet · minimum lot area NRC: >= 5 acres

  “single family detached 9,600 sq. ft. 80 feet see #1 25 feet see #4 7 feet 30 feet 35 feet”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 single family residential district inside Crooks city

  max lot coverage: <= 50 percent

  “lot coverage shall not exceed 50% in r-1 districts.”

• Building heightSpecified

  NRC natural resource conservation district inside Crooks city (agricultural/rural district); R-1 maximum height also 35 feet per 4.03 table

  • R-1 height read from table in 4.03

  maximum height NRC: <= 35 feet

  “all uses lot area lot width front yard side yard rear yard maximum height 5 acres 150 feet 75 feet 30 feet 50 feet 35 feet”

• Permit processPublished

  Building permit applications inside Crooks city

  • Fee amounts not found in section 16.02 excerpt opened

  “an application for building permit, available from the authorized official of the city of crooks, shall be completed by the landowner requesting the building permit.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Crooks or Minnehaha County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Inside Crooks city
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Crooks city
• Inspections — Inside Crooks city
• Certificate of occupancy — Inside Crooks city
• Minimum dwelling size — Inside Crooks 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.