South Dakota § 11-8-24 - Municipal power to develop plans--Demonstration projects.
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§ 11-8-24. Municipal power to develop plans--Demonstration projects.
Every municipality shall have the power, within its area of operation, to make or have made all surveys and plans necessary to the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter and to contract with any person, public or private, in making and carrying out such plans and to adopt or approve, modify and amend such plans, which plans may include, but are not limited to:
(1) Plans for carrying out a program of voluntary or compulsory repair and rehabilitation of buildings and improvements;
(2) Plans for the enforcement of state and local laws, codes and regulations relating to the use of land and the use and occupancy of buildings and improvements and to the compulsory repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal of buildings and improvements; and
(3) Appraisals, title searches, surveys, studies, and other plans and work necessary to prepare for the undertaking of urban renewal projects and related activities;
and to develop, test, and report methods and techniques, and carry out demonstrations and other activities, for the prevention and the elimination of slums and urban blight and developing and demonstrating new or improved means of providing housing for families and persons of low income and to apply for, accept, and utilize grants of funds from the federal government for such purposes.
Source: SL 1966, ch 149, § 8 (7).
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-8-24 ("Municipal power to develop plans--Demonstration projects.") 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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