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

Centerville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction inside Centerville city

  • Class 1 permit required when a building or structure is erected, moved, demolished or altered so its physical dimensions change; a Class 2 permit also exists (not detailed here)
  • City asks for permits for sheds and fences; contact finance officer for fees

  “building permits: required for most construction. we ask that you get a building permit for storage sheds, fences and the like.”

• Local zoningPresent

  All land within the municipal boundaries of Centerville city (Turner County), SD

  • Ordinance adopted by city council 1 April 2019; effective 8 May 2019 unless referendum invoked

  “the provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all territory within the municipal boundaries of the city of centerville, south dakota”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Centerville city

  • Official zoning map is on record with the finance officer, adopted by reference
  • FO floodplain overlay mirrors the FEMA flood map and does not appear on the zoning map itself

  districts: AG, R-1, R-2, CB, GB, I, FO

  “the city is hereby divided into the following districts: ag r-1 r-2 cb gb i fo agricultural district single family residential district multiple family residential district”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 single family residential district, Centerville city: single-family detached dwelling

  • A single-family detached dwelling may be built on a lot of record narrower than 50 ft, subject to setbacks
  • Table text is flattened in extraction; reading of columns is inferred from order

  minimum lot area: >= 7000 sq ft · minimum lot width: >= 50 ft (lot of record narrower than 50 ft allowed)

  “lot area lot width single-family detached dwelling 7,000 sq. ft. single-family attached dwelling all other uses maximum height exceptions #1 a single-family detached dwelling may be constructed on a lot-of-record which has a lot width of less than fifty (50) feet, subject to applicable setback requirements.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — AG agricultural district, Centerville city: all uses

    “lot area all uses 1 acre lot width 150 ft. front yard side yard rear yard setback setback setback 75 ft. 30 ft. 50 ft.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 single family residential district, Centerville city: single-family detached dwelling

  • Corner and double-frontage lots need a front yard on each street side (25 ft on the addressed side, other may be 20 ft)
  • Table text is flattened in extraction; column reading inferred from order

  front yard: >= 25 ft (corner lots: other street side may be 20 ft) · side yard: >= 7 ft · rear yard: >= 10 ft

  “in both situations, the addressed required front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet; however, the other required front yard may be reduced to twenty (20) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — AG agricultural district, Centerville city

    “lot area all uses 1 acre lot width 150 ft. front yard side yard rear yard setback setback setback 75 ft. 30 ft. 50 ft.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 single family residential district, Centerville city

  • Table text is flattened in extraction; 35 ft read from the single-family detached row

  maximum height: <= 35 ft

  “50 ft. see #1, #3 25 ft. see #4 7 ft. 10 ft. 35 ft. 7,000 sq. ft.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — AG agricultural district, Centerville city

    “75 ft. 30 ft. 50 ft. 7 maximum height 55 ft. chapter 4. r-1: single family residential district”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes inside Centerville city

  • Must meet current federal manufactured home construction and safety standards
  • Must be secured to ground (foundation or tie-downs at least 4 ft below grade) and skirted
  • Manufactured home parks are conditional uses in R-2 only; R-1 and AG permitted use lists do not list manufactured homes (individual-lot placement not fully verified)

  “manufactured homes shall conform to the following standards: a. the manufactured home shall meet or exceed the current federal manufactured home construction and safety standards.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Centerville city
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Centerville city
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Centerville city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Centerville city
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Centerville 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.