Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Spring Valley Township, South Dakota

Spring Valley Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings, structures, and land-use changes regulated by the Turner County zoning ordinance on unincorporated land inside Spring Valley township, excluding approved municipal joint zoning jurisdictions.

  • A separate building permit must be obtained for each building, structure, or land-use change.
  • A zoning permit is required before a change of use or occupancy within a building or structure.
  • The ordinance applies to unincorporated land and excludes areas approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.

  “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 Spring Valley township, Turner County, South Dakota, that is not within an area approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.

  • The applicable ordinance is administered by Turner County rather than shown by the official sources to have been adopted by Spring Valley township.
  • The ordinance excludes areas approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.

  “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 Spring Valley Township

Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley township, Turner County, South Dakota.

  • The state regulations are minimum requirements; local governments may have more stringent regulations.
  • DANR should be contacted before installing a new on-site system except a conventional on-site system serving an individual residence.
  • All 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.