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

Monroe Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Each building, structure, or land-use change regulated by the Turner County zoning ordinance on unincorporated land inside Monroe Township.

  • The permit must be obtained from the Office of Planning and Zoning before the regulated work or use occurs.
  • The ordinance excludes areas approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.
  • The application must identify the work, identify and locate the land, state proposed use or occupancy and work, include a site plan, be signed by the permittee or authorized agent, and provide any other information required by the Planning Director.
  • The Planning Director may waive plans when their review is unnecessary to obtain compliance.
  • A permit is issued only when the work and submitted materials conform to the ordinance and other pertinent laws and ordinances and Article 25.00 fees have been paid.
  • A building or zoning permit expires if work or use is not commenced within 180 days, or is suspended or abandoned for 180 days after commencement; recommencement requires a new permit, provided no changes have been or will be made in the original plans and specifications.

  permit commencement deadline: 180 days (Permit becomes null and void if the authorized building, work, or use is not commenced within 180 days from the permit date.) · permit suspension-or-abandonment deadline: 180 days (Permit becomes null and void if authorized work or use is suspended or abandoned after commencement for 180 days.)

  “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 Monroe Township, Turner County, South Dakota, is subject to Turner County's zoning ordinance; the county, rather than the township, administers this zoning.

  • The ordinance excludes areas approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.
  • Cities are responsible for their own planning and zoning.
  • The ordinance designates A-1 Agricultural, RR Rural Residential, R-1 Residential, LR Lake Residential, C Commercial, I-1 Industrial, I-2 Industrial, F Floodplain, and PD Planned Development districts, plus an APO Aquifer Protection overlay district.

  “The regulations and zoning district boundaries set forth in this ordinance shall apply to all unincorporated land within Turner County”

Rules another office applies inside Monroe Township

Monroe 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)

  State minimum on-site wastewater-system requirements apply inside Monroe Township, including new or modified systems.

  • 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.
  • Plans and specifications must be submitted to DANR for an installation that will receive human excreta other than a conventional individual onsite system.
  • For works of sanitary significance, plans and specifications must be submitted at least 30 days before planned construction begins.
  • Persons intending to install individual and small wastewater systems must be certified by the South Dakota Plumbing Commission.

  plans submission lead time for works of sanitary significance: >= 30 days (Applies before planned commencement of construction.)

  “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.