Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Cedar Butte Township, South Dakota

Cedar Butte Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Residential and commercial buildings or structures on unincorporated land inside Cedar Butte township, Pennington County, South Dakota; Pennington County administers the permit requirement.

  • A permit is required before erecting, constructing, enlarging, moving, or demolishing a building or structure.
  • Excavation, clearing, or land disturbance under 10,000 square feet may begin before approval, but no other construction may begin until the permit is signed and stamped approved by the Planning Director or designee.
  • No permit is required for: accessory structures of 144 square feet or less that are not permanently anchored; fences or border walls eight feet or less; snow fences on real property zoned and taxed agriculture; and portable agricultural buildings moved as part of the agricultural operation at least once every five years.
  • The ordinance's jurisdiction clause limits its coverage to unincorporated lands within the County Board's jurisdiction.

  accessory-structure exemption maximum area: <= 144 square feet (Structure must not be permanently anchored to the ground.) · fence exemption maximum height: <= 8 feet (Applies to fences or border walls.) · pre-permit land-disturbance threshold: < 10000 square feet (Only excavation, clearing, or land disturbance may commence before permit approval.)

  “Section 506 applies to ALL residential and commercial buildings or structures. 1. Required Permit. A Building Permit is required prior to erecting, constructing, enlarging, moving, or demolishing any building or structure.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Cedar Butte township, Pennington County, South Dakota; Pennington County administers the applicable zoning ordinance rather than the township.

  • The Pennington County Zoning Ordinance governs only unincorporated lands within the jurisdiction of the Pennington County Board of County Commissioners.
  • The cited South Dakota state page identifies Cedar Butte township as located in Pennington County, South Dakota.

  “This Zoning Ordinance governs all unincorporated lands that are within the jurisdiction of the Board of County Commissioners for Pennington County, South Dakota.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  On-site wastewater treatment systems inside Cedar Butte township, Pennington County, South Dakota; Pennington County administers the rule when the township does not regulate the systems or does not regulate them in conformity with South Dakota or Pennington County rules.

  • The County section applies within a township only if the township does not regulate on-site wastewater systems or fails to regulate them in conformity with South Dakota or Pennington County rules and regulations.
  • Each covered dwelling, building, structure, or premises must connect to public sewer unless sewer is not available or practicable; then it must connect to an adequate OSWTS constructed, installed, and maintained under the county ordinance.
  • The county section incorporates South Dakota Administrative Rules Chapter 74:53:01 as minimum standards; inconsistent prior local minimum standards are superseded.
  • A changed, altered, or replaced structure served by an OSWTS requires an operating license and size verification; an upgrade requires an OSWTS construction permit.
  • An operating license is not required at building-permit application if a license was issued in the prior six years and bedroom count has not increased.

  “This Section shall also be enforceable within the boundaries of a sanitary district or township located within Pennington County, if the district or township does not regulate such systems or fails to regulate such systems in conformity with State of South Dakota or Pennington County rules and regulations.”

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.