South Dakota § 11-6-38 - Buildings prohibited on unapproved streets--Injunction action available.

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§ 11-6-38. Buildings prohibited on unapproved streets--Injunction action available.

From and after the time when the platting jurisdiction of any municipality has attached by reason of the adoption of a major street plan as provided in § 11-6-26, no building permit may be issued for or no building may be erected on any lot within the territorial jurisdiction of the commission and council as provided in § 11-6-26, unless the street giving access to the lot upon which the building is proposed to be placed is accepted as opened as, or has otherwise received the legal status of, a public street prior to that time, or unless such street corresponds in its location and lines with a street shown on a recorded subdivision plat approved by the council or on a street plat made by the commission and adopted by the council or with a street located or accepted by the council, or, in the case of territory outside of the municipal corporation, by the governing body thereof, after submission to the commission, and, in case of the commission's disapproval, by the favorable vote required in § 11-6-37. Any building erected in violation of this section is an unlawful structure, and the municipality or governing body may bring action to enjoin such erection or cause it to be vacated or removed.

Source: SL 1949, ch 198, § 17; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.3317; SL 1966, ch 145; SL 1975, ch 116, § 22; SL 1999, ch 65, § 21.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 11-6-38 ("Buildings prohibited on unapproved streets--Injunction action available.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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