9-33-1      Storage of combustible material--Open fires--Fireworks.
9-33-2      Fire limits for wooden buildings--Condemnation of damaged buildings.
9-33-3      Lumber and combustible materials.
9-33-4      Regulation of building construction--Fire escapes.
9-33-4.1      Adoption of building codes authorized.
9-33-4.2      Copy of code kept on file--Availability to public.
9-33-5      Electrical wiring and appliances--Gas fittings and appliances.
9-33-6      City building inspections and permits.
9-33-7      Safety in theaters and places of amusement.
9-33-8      Steam boiler inspection.
9-33-9      Safety regulations in factories and buildings.
9-33-10      Safety examination of dwellings and enclosures.
9-33-11      Maintenance of fire-fighting equipment and water supply.
9-33-12      Purchase and repair of fire-fighting equipment and facilities.
9-33-13      Appropriations for voluntary fire department authorized.
9-33-14 to 9-33-16. Repealed.
9-33-17      City safety education programs.
9-33-18      City safety council.

9-33-1. Storage of combustible material--Open fires--Fireworks.

Every municipality shall have power to regulate or prohibit the storage of combustible or explosive material, the use of open flame lights, the building of bonfires, and the use or sale of fireworks.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 53; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 53; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 53; RC 1919, § 6169 (72); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (30).

9-33-2. Fire limits for wooden buildings--Condemnation of damaged buildings.

Every municipality shall have power to prescribe the fire limits within which wooden buildings shall not be erected, placed, or repaired without permission, and to provide that when a building within such limits has been damaged by fire, decay, or otherwise to an extent of fifty percent of its value, it shall be torn down or removed, and to prescribe the manner of ascertaining such damage.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 50; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 50; SL 1903, ch 96; SL 1909, ch 50; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 50; RC 1919, § 6169 (23); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (52).

9-33-3. Lumber and combustible materials.

Every municipality shall have power to regulate or prohibit the keeping of any lumberyard and the keeping or selling of any lumber or other combustible material within the fire limits.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 74; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 75; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 73; RC 1919, § 6169 (24); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (53).

9-33-4. Regulation of building construction--Fire escapes.

Every municipality shall have power to prescribe the manner of constructing buildings, structures, and the walls thereof, and to require and regulate the construction of fire escapes on buildings.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 49; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 49; SL 1909, ch 50; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 49; RC 1919, § 6169 (29); SL 1925, ch 240; SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (55).

9-33-4.1. Adoption of building codes authorized.

Each municipality may adopt by ordinance certain building codes pursuant to § 11-10-5.

Source: SL 1973, ch 52; SL 1974, ch 77; SL 2001, ch 47, § 1.

9-33-4.2. Copy of code kept on file--Availability to public.

The city auditor or town clerk shall keep and maintain a master copy of said code including all future deletions, modifications, and amendments which may be adopted by the governing body, and the same shall be available and subject to public inspection at all times.

Source: SL 1973, ch 52.

9-33-5. Electrical wiring and appliances--Gas fittings and appliances.

Every municipality shall have power to regulate the construction and installation of and to provide for the inspection of electrical wiring and appliances and of gas piping, fittings, and appliances, and to provide the fees to be paid for such inspection. The exercise of such powers shall not affect any liability of any public utility furnishing gas or electricity.

Source: SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 84; RC 1919, § 6169 (30); SL 1935, ch 159; SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (57).

9-33-6. City building inspections and permits.

Every first or second class municipality shall have power to provide for the inspection of buildings and the issuance of building permits and fix the fees therefor.

Source: SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 83; RC 1919, § 6170 (13); SDC 1939, § 45.0202 (5); SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.

9-33-7. Safety in theaters and places of amusement.

Every municipality shall have power to regulate and provide for the inspection of places of amusement and to require theaters and other places of amusement to provide asbestos stage curtains and sufficient and proper aisles and exits for escape in case of fire.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 30, 46, 49; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 46; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 46; RC 1919, § 6169 (59); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (51).

9-33-8. Steam boiler inspection.

Every municipality shall have power to provide for the inspection of steam boilers.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 54; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 54; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 54; RC 1919, § 6169 (73); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (61).

9-33-9. Safety regulations in factories and buildings.

Every municipality shall have power to prevent and provide for remedying any dangerous construction or condition of any building, enclosure, or manufactory or any equipment used therein, to regulate and prevent the carrying on of manufactories creating a fire hazard, and to prevent the deposit or keeping of ashes or refuse in unsafe places; and to require all buildings and places to be put and kept in a safe condition.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 51; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 51; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 51; RC 1919, § 6169 (22); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (56).

9-33-10. Safety examination of dwellings and enclosures.

Every municipality shall have power to provide for the examination by duly authorized officers at reasonable hours of dwellings, buildings, and enclosures to ascertain whether in a dangerous condition, and to provide for remedying such condition.

Source: PolC 1877, ch 24, § 22, subdiv 3; CL 1887, § 1043, subdiv 3; RPolC 1903, § 1438, subdiv 3; RC 1919, § 6169 (21); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (54).

9-33-11. Maintenance of fire-fighting equipment and water supply.

Every municipality shall have power to construct, operate, and maintain fire stations, fire engines, fire apparatus, and equipment, a system of fire signals, fire hydrants, and mains, and a water supply for prevention and extinguishment of fires.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 52, 77; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 52; RPolC 1903, § 1438, subdiv 3; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 52, 76; RC 1919, § 6169 (13), (20); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (48).

9-33-12. Purchase and repair of fire-fighting equipment and facilities.

A municipality may purchase and repair fire-fighting equipment, apparatus, buildings, and sites.

Source: SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (9) as added by SL 1967, ch 217; SL 1975, ch 89, § 1; SL 1978, ch 62, § 9; SL 1978, ch 64.

9-33-13. Appropriations for voluntary fire department authorized.

A municipality may appropriate funds for the maintenance of a voluntary fire department, and for transportation of its members to the state firemen's tournament.

Source: SL 1917, ch 308; RC 1919, § 6169 (78); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (9); SL 1978, ch 62, § 10.