CHAPTER 9-30
REGULATION OF STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES
9-30-1 Utility openings and lights in streets and alleys.
9-30-2 Regulation of use of public places--Cleaning--Obstructions and encroachments.
9-30-3 Signs and advertising in public places.
9-30-3.1 Display of campaign signs.
9-30-4 Traffic and sales in public places.
9-30-5 Snow removal--Weed removal--Expense paid by special assessment.
9-30-1. Utility openings and lights in streets and alleys.
Every municipality shall have power to regulate openings in streets or alleys for laying of gas or water mains, sewers, tunnels, and drains, and the erecting of gas or electric lights.
Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 13; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 13; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 12; RC 1919, § 6357; SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (79).
9-30-2. Regulation of use of public places--Cleaning--Obstructions and encroachments.
Every municipality shall have power to regulate the use of sidewalks, streets, alleys, wharves, parks, and public grounds, to provide for cleaning the same, to prevent and remove obstructions and encroachments upon the same, to prevent injury to the same, to regulate or prevent any practice having a tendency to annoy persons frequenting the same, and to regulate or prohibit structures under sidewalks and riding and driving thereon.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 24, § 22, subdiv 11; CL 1887, § 1043, subdiv 11; SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 9, 10, 12, 15 to 21, 74; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 10, 74; RPolC 1903, § 1438, subdiv 11; SL 1909, ch 50; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 9 to 11, 15, 72; RC 1919, § 6169 (47), (48), SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (44).
9-30-3. Signs and advertising in public places.
Every municipality shall have power to regulate and prohibit the use of streets, sidewalks, and public grounds for signs, signposts, awnings, flying of flags or banners, posting of bills and advertisements, the exhibition or carrying of banners, placards, or advertisements, and the distribution of handbills.
Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 17 to 19; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 17, 18; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 18, 19; RC 1919, § 6169 (50), (51); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (43).
9-30-3.1. Display of campaign signs.
A municipality must allow a campaign sign to be placed on private property in a residential, business, commercial, or industrial zone adjacent to a transportation right-of-way by or with the permission of the property owner beginning no later than ten days prior to the day when absentee voting in a primary or general election begins, and must allow the campaign sign to continue to be displayed through election day. A campaign sign displayed pursuant to this section must be removed within the seven days following the election. A municipality may regulate the use of campaign signs pursuant to § 9-30-3 in any manner that does not conflict with this section or applicable law.
For the purposes of this section, the term, campaign sign, means a free-standing object identifying and urging a person to vote for or against a particular ballot question or candidate for public office.
Source: SL 2024, ch 31, § 1.
9-30-4. Traffic and sales in public places.
Every municipality shall have power to regulate traffic and sales upon the streets and sidewalks and in public places.
Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 20; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 20; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 20; RC 1919, § 6169 (52); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (42).
9-30-5. Snow removal--Weed removal--Expense paid by special assessment.
Every municipality shall have power to require the owner of abutting property to remove snow and ice from sidewalks and weeds from parking, and to provide for their removal and for taxing the expense thereof by special assessment against the abutting property.
Source: RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 14; SL 1907, ch 95; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 15; RC 1919, § 6169 (46); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (45).
