ENTITLED An Act to limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 11-10:

Notwithstanding any authority granted to a county, municipality, or township to prescribe building codes or standards or to issue building permits, a county, municipality, or township may not require a building permit for the repair or substantially similar replacement of any of the following existing exterior parts of a detached single-family owner-occupied residential structure:

(1) Door, if the dimensions remain the same;

(2) Downspout;

(3) Fascia,

(4) Fencing panel or post;

(5) Gutter;

(6) Siding, if nonstructural;

(7) Soffit; and

(8) Window, if the dimensions remain the same.

Nothing in this section relieves a homeowner from compliance with any other applicable building code or ordinance.

A county, municipality, or township may require building permits for repairs pursuant to this section or substantially similar replacements for exterior parts of any designated historical property as authorized under chapter 1-19B.

An Act to limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.