Every town writes its own rules, and Lawrence County, South Dakota's live in its municipal code — 38 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- 1. LAWRENCE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA LAND USAGE
- 2. TITLE I: SUBDIVISIONS
- 3. CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 4. CHAPTER 2: DEFINITIONS
- 5. CHAPTER 3: CORRECTION PLATS AND RE-PLATS
- 6. CHAPTER 4: SUBDIVISION EXEMPTIONS AND EXEMPTION PLATS
- 7. CHAPTER 5: PLAT APPLICATION PROCEDURE, APPROVAL PROCESS, AND SPECIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS
- 8. CHAPTER 6: REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, RESERVATIONS, AND DESIGNS
- 9. CHAPTER 7: ASSURANCE FOR COMPLETION AND MAINTENANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS
- 10. CHAPTER 8: SUBDIVISION REGULATION VARIANCE AND APPEALS PROCEDURE
- 11. CHAPTER 9: PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT
- 12. TITLE II: ZONING
- 13. CHAPTER 1: TITLE AND PURPOSE
- 14. CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- 15. CHAPTER 3: DEFINITIONS
- 16. CHAPTER 4: ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS
- 17. CHAPTER 5: GENERAL DISTRICT PROVISIONS
- 18. CHAPTER 6: DISTRICT REGULATIONS
- 19. CHAPTER 7: PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
- 20. CHAPTER 8: SIGN REGULATIONS
- 21. CHAPTER 9: WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
- 22. CHAPTER 10: ADDITIONAL USE REGULATIONS
- 23. CHAPTER 11: NONCONFORMING USES
- 24. CHAPTER 12: EXISTING LOTS OF RECORD
- 25. CHAPTER 13: BUILDING PERMITS
- 26. CHAPTER 14: DEVELOPMENT PLANS
- 27. CHAPTER 15: ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
- 28. CHAPTER 16: (RESERVED)
- 29. CHAPTER 17: CHANGE OF ZONING
- 30. CHAPTER 18: ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT
- 31. CHAPTER 19: CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- 32. CHAPTER 20: EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, BUFFER ZONES, AND WAIVERS
- 33. CHAPTER 21: FEES
- 34. CHAPTER 22: PROVISIONS OF TITLE DECLARED TO BE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- 35. CHAPTER 23: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 36. PARALLEL REFERENCES
- 37. REFERENCES TO SOUTH DAKOTA CODIFIED LAWS
- 38. REFERENCES TO ORDINANCES