South Dakota § 11-9-9 - Areas conducive to disease or crime defined as blighted.
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§ 11-9-9. Areas conducive to disease or crime defined as blighted.
Any area, including slum area, in which the structures, buildings, or improvements, by reason of:
(1) Dilapidation, age, or obsolescence;
(2) Inadequate provisions for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces;
(3) High density of population and overcrowding;
(4) The existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes; or
(5) Any combination of such factors;
are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, and which is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare, is a blighted area.
Source: SL 1978, ch 91, § 2 (1).
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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