South Dakota § 11-9-10 - Blighted area defined.
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§ 11-9-10. Blighted area defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term "blighted area" means an area that substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the political subdivision, inhibits housing development, constitutes an economic or social liability, or is a danger in its present condition and use to the health, safety, morals, or welfare of the public because of:
(1) The presence of a substantial number of substandard, slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures;
(2) A predominance of defective or inadequate street layouts;
(3) Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness;
(4) Unsanitary or unsafe conditions;
(5) The deterioration of land or structures affixed to the land;
(6) Tax or special assessment delinquencies exceeding the fair value of the land;
(7) Defective or unusual conditions of title;
(8) The existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire and other causes; or
(9) A predominance of open space with obsolete platting, diversity of ownership, or deterioration of structures or site improvements.
Source: SL 1978, ch 91, § 2 (2); SL 2024, ch 45, § 5; SL 2026, ch 58, § 9.
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Section 11-9-10 ("Blighted area defined.") 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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