Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Swan Lake Township, South Dakota

Swan Lake Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings, structures, and land-use changes regulated by the Turner County zoning ordinance on unincorporated land inside Swan Lake Township; Turner County Planning and Zoning is the actual permitting office.

  • A separate building permit is required for each building, structure, or land-use change regulated by the ordinance.
  • For issuance, the Planning Director must find conformity with the ordinance and other pertinent laws and ordinances, and the Article 25 fees must be paid.
  • The ordinance excludes areas approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.
  • A permit expires if authorized work or use is not commenced within 180 days, or is suspended or abandoned for 180 days after commencement; a new permit must then be obtained before recommencing, subject to the ordinance's stated plans-and-specifications condition.

  permit commencement deadline: 180 days (Permit becomes null and void if work or use is not commenced within this period.) · suspension or abandonment period: 180 days (A new permit is required before recommencing.)

  “[...] 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 Swan Lake Township, Turner County, South Dakota, is subject to the Turner County zoning ordinance; Turner County is the actual administrator.

  • The ordinance excludes areas approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.
  • The ordinance identifies agricultural, rural residential, residential, lake residential, commercial, industrial, floodplain, planned-development, and aquifer-protection districts.

  “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 Swan Lake Township

Swan Lake 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 Swan Lake Township, Turner County, South Dakota, under South Dakota's statewide minimum requirements and standards.

  • South Dakota identifies SDCL Chapter 34A-2 and ARSD Article 74:53:01 as the authority and regulations for on-site wastewater systems.
  • The state standards are minimum requirements; local governments may impose more stringent regulations.
  • DANR says to contact it before installation of any new on-site system except conventional on-site systems serving an individual residence.
  • Plans and specifications must be submitted to DANR for an installation receiving human excreta other than a conventional individual onsite system.
  • 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. [...] 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.