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

Daneville Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, constructing, changing, enlarging, altering, moving, improving, converting, using, occupying, or maintaining a building, structure, or regulated land use inside Daneville Township where the Turner County zoning ordinance applies.

  • A separate building permit is required for each building, structure, or land-use change.
  • The requirement is limited to buildings, structures, and land uses regulated by the Turner County zoning ordinance.
  • The ordinance does not apply to areas approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.
  • The Planning Director issues a permit only if the application, plans, and other data conform to the ordinance and pertinent laws and ordinances and the Article 25 fees have been paid.
  • A permit expires if work or use is not commenced within 180 days, or is suspended or abandoned for 180 days after commencement.

  permit commencement deadline: 180 days (Permit expires if the authorized building, work, or use is not commenced within this period.) · suspension or abandonment deadline: 180 days (Permit expires if authorized work or use is suspended or abandoned after commencement for this period.)

  “It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, change, enlarge, alter, move, improve, convert, use, occupy or maintain any building, structure or land use regulated by this ordinance or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate building permit for each building, structure or land use change from the Office of Planning and Zoning.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Daneville Township that is unincorporated Turner County land and is not within an area approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.

  • The operative zoning ordinance is adopted and administered by Turner County rather than evidenced as a Daneville Township ordinance.
  • The county ordinance excludes areas approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.
  • Turner County's official contact page identifies Daneville as a Turner County township.

  “The regulations and zoning district boundaries set forth in this ordinance shall apply to all unincorporated land within Turner County except those areas which have been approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.”

Rules another office applies inside Daneville Township

Daneville Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  On-site wastewater systems inside Daneville Township, South Dakota.

  • For systems constructed after February 28, 1975, the state rule applies where public wastewater collection and treatment systems are not available.
  • Systems existing before February 28, 1975 are not subject to the chapter unless changed, causing groundwater pollution, or allowing wastewater to surface; abandoned systems are not exempt.
  • The state standards are minimum requirements; local governments may impose more stringent requirements.
  • DANR should be contacted before installing a new on-site system except a conventional on-site system serving an individual residence.
  • Plans and specifications must be submitted to DANR for an installation receiving human excreta other than a conventional individual on-site system.

  state-rule construction threshold: > 1975-02-28 (Applies to systems constructed after this date where public wastewater collection and treatment systems are not available.)

  “The authority for regulating on-site wastewater systems is found in SDCL Chapter 34A-2. The regulations are in the ARSD Articles 74:53:01. These regulations are the state’s minimum requirements and standards, but local governments may have more stringent 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.