Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Mobridge, South Dakota

Mobridge’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings over 120 square feet inside Mobridge city

  • Permit issued by zoning administrator
  • Permit issued only in conformity with the ordinance unless a written order of administrative review, conditional use or variance is received

  permit threshold: > 120 square feet

  “no building more than 120 square feet shall be erected, partially erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered without a permit therefore issued by the zoning administrator.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Mobridge city limits (and 3 miles beyond, per 2.02)

  • Ordinance applies in corporate limits and three miles beyond
  • Source is the 2013 revised ordinance; later amendments not checked

  “pursuant to sdcl 11-6-11, the provisions of this ordinance shall apply within the corporate limits of the city of mobridge, south dakota, and within the territory beyond said corporate limits as now or hereafter fixed, for a distance of three (3) miles in all directions”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Mobridge city zoning districts

  • Districts: AG, R-1, R-2, R-3, GC, HC, I-1, I-2, CN

  “9 low density residential district (r-1) 38 9.01 statement of purpose 9.02 permitted uses 9.03 prohibited uses”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 Low Density Residential District, single-family dwelling, inside Mobridge city

  • Two-family dwelling requires 14,000 sq ft and 100 ft frontage
  • Table is flattened text in the PDF extraction

  minimum lot area, single family: >= 10000 sq ft · frontage: >= 75 feet

  “lot area (sq ft) single 10,000 family dwelling frontage (feet) 75 front side rear bldg. hght. (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (strs.) 25 10 10 30/50* 2 two 14,000 family dwelling 100”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Agriculture District (AG), dwelling, inside Mobridge city

    “lot area frontage front side rear bldg. hght. (acres) (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (strs.) (percent) dwelling 5 150 100 20 20 30 2½”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 Low Density Residential District, single-family dwelling, inside Mobridge city

  • Yard dimensions from flattened table: front 25 ft, side 10 ft, rear 10 ft

  front yard: >= 25 feet · side yard: >= 10 feet · rear yard: >= 10 feet

  “lot area (sq ft) single 10,000 family dwelling frontage (feet) 75 front side rear bldg. hght. (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) (strs.) 25 10 10 30/50* 2”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 Low Density Residential District, dwellings, inside Mobridge city

  • Height may rise to 50 ft if side yard increases 5 ft for every 5 ft above 30 ft

  max height: <= 30 feet (50 ft with increased side yard)

  “*the maximum height may be increased to fifty (50') feet provided that the side yard setback is increased by five (5') feet for every five (5') feet, or fraction thereof additional height over thirty (30') feet.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes and mobile home parks inside Mobridge city

  • Mobile home parks are conditional uses in R-3 subject to approval by the board of zoning adjustment
  • Parks: min 2 acres, max 6 units per gross acre, 5,000 sq ft lots
  • Appendix A standards for modular/manufactured homes not reviewed

  park density: <= 6 units per gross acre

  “1. mobile home parks shall be a minimum of two acres 2. they shall be a maximum density of six (6) units per gross acre.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Mobridge city

  • Appendix D subdivision regulations not reviewed in detail

  “2013 revised zoning ordinances of the city of mobridge, south dakota zoning regulations subdivision regulations effective: july 2, 2013”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building permits inside Mobridge city

  • Fee schedule is not in the ordinance text; on file with zoning administrator or finance officer
  • Initial fee based on estimated construction cost; additional fees may be assessed

  “the fee for each building permit will be on file in the office of the zoning administrator or finance officer.”

• Permit processPublished

  Building permits inside Mobridge city

  • Permit applications also posted at mobridge.org/permit-applications (not opened)

  “building permits may be obtained from the municipal finance officer.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Mobridge or Walworth County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Mobridge city
• Building code adopted — Mobridge city
• Inspections — Mobridge city
• Certificate of occupancy — Mobridge city
• Minimum dwelling size — Mobridge city

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.