<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:02:04:09"><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000000">70:02:04:09</span></a><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000001">.  Minimum requirements for heliports.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">To be eligible for commission approval, a</span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">ll classifications of heliports must meet the following requirements:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">    (1)  For a single pad heliport</span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> there must be a touchdown pad at least </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">fifty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> feet in diameter with a safety zone, free of all obstructions, extending outward for a distance of at least </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">fifty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> feet beyond the outer edge of the touchdown pad;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">    (2)  For a multiple pad heliport, touchdown pads </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> be arranged in appropriate multiples having a minimum edge to edge distance of </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">one hundred</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> feet between safety zones as described in subdivision (1) of this section;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">    (3)  Approaches to permit landings and takeoffs in the prevailing wind direction </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> have a slope of 10:1, or better, and the side slope in all other directions </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> be 5:1, or better, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">with </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">both slopes extending outward until a height equal to the minimum enroute altitude is reached.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">    </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1987</span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">; 52 SDR 10, effective August 4, 2025</span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">    </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-5-1.2"><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000003">50-5-1.2</span></a><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">    </span><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-5-1"><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000003">50-5-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-5-3"><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0-000003">50-5-3</span></a><span class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf418aa32-973f-4581-b43e-cf9b3b11aab2000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>