South Dakota § 9-47-18 - Distance between water connections.
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§ 9-47-18. Distance between water connections.
No more than one water connection shall be made for each platted lot or for each forty-four feet of frontage of unplatted ground in the residence section, and for each twenty-two feet of frontage in the business section of the municipality, except when the abutting owner requests in writing the placing of water connections at a less number of feet.
Source: SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 12; RC 1919, § 6357; SDC 1939, § 45.1906.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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