Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Shyne Township, South Dakota

Shyne Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Residential and commercial buildings or structures on unincorporated land inside Shyne Township that is within Pennington County Board jurisdiction.

  • A permit is required before erecting, constructing, enlarging, moving, or demolishing a building or structure.
  • Excavation, clearing, or land disturbance of less than 10,000 square feet may begin before permit approval; no other construction may begin until the Planning Director or designee has signed and stamped approval.
  • 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 high; snow fences on agricultural-zoned and -taxed real property; or qualifying portable agricultural buildings moved at least once every five years.
  • A permit is approved only if the structure complies with applicable local, state, and federal requirements, application requirements are met, and applicable fees have been paid.

  accessory-structure exemption area: <= 144 square feet (Only if not permanently anchored to the ground.) · fence or border-wall exemption height: <= 8 feet · pre-permit land-disturbance area: < 10000 square feet (Only excavation, clearing, or land disturbance may commence before 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 Shyne Township, Pennington County, South Dakota, governed by the Pennington County Zoning Ordinance rather than identified here as a township-adopted ordinance.

  • The county ordinance applies to unincorporated lands within the jurisdiction of the Pennington County Board of County Commissioners.

  “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 Shyne Township, Pennington County, where the township does not regulate the systems or does not regulate them in conformity with South Dakota or Pennington County rules and regulations.

  • The county section applies to all OSWTS in Pennington County outside municipal jurisdiction.
  • Within a township, the county section is enforceable if the township does not regulate the systems or fails to regulate them in conformity with state or county rules.
  • All OSWTS must comply with ARSD Chapter 74:53:01 and its amendments; the county incorporates that chapter as minimum standards, and inconsistent prior local minimum standards are superseded.
  • Each covered dwelling, building, structure, or premises must connect to public sewer unless sewer is unavailable or impracticable; then it must connect to an adequate OSWTS constructed, installed, and maintained under the county ordinance.

  “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.