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

Rules another office applies inside Hurley Township

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

• Building permitLimited

  Buildings, structures, and land uses regulated by the Turner County zoning ordinance on unincorporated land inside Hurley Township, Turner County, South Dakota.

  • A separate building permit is required for each regulated building, structure, or land-use change.
  • A zoning permit is required before a change of use or occupancy within a building or structure.
  • The county ordinance applies only to unincorporated land and excludes areas approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.
  • Cities are responsible for their own planning and zoning.

  “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)

  Unincorporated land inside Hurley Township, Turner County, South Dakota; the South Dakota state township list identifies Hurley Township as a Turner County township.

  • The county ordinance applies only to unincorporated land and excludes areas approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.
  • Cities are responsible for their own planning and zoning.

  “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.”

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  On-site wastewater systems inside Hurley Township, Turner County, South Dakota.

  • The cited state rules are minimum requirements and standards; local governments may have more stringent regulations.
  • DANR should be contacted before installation of a new on-site system except a conventional on-site system serving an individual residence.
  • Persons intending to install individual and small wastewater systems must be certified by the South Dakota Plumbing Commission.

  “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.