South Dakota Codified Laws 11-4-5. Reading, passage and publication of ordinance–Protest by landowners in district–Flood plain ordinance not subject to protest
If a zoning ordinance is adopted, the ordinance is subject to the provisions of § 9-19-7 as a comprehensive regulation unless the referendum is invoked, or unless a written protest is filed with the auditor or clerk, signed by at least forty percent of the owners of equity in the lots included in any proposed district and the lands within two hundred fifty feet from any part of the proposed district. A corporation is construed to be a sole owner, and if parcels of land are in the name of more than one person, ownership representation is in proportion to the number of signers who join in the petition in relation to the number of owners. If a protest is filed, the ordinance does not become effective unless the ordinance is approved by two–thirds of the governing body of the municipality. The protest provisions of this section do not apply to any ordinance regulating or establishing flood plain areas.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 11-4-5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SDC 1939, § 45.2604; SL 1949, ch 192; SL 1974, ch 112; SL 1975, ch 115; SL 1998, ch 75, § 1; SL 1999, ch 65, § 12; SL 2000, ch 69, § 56.