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SD Codified L § 31-29-61 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-61 - Legislative policy on outdoor advertising along interstate and primary highways.

31-29-61. Legislative policy on outdoor advertising along interstate and primary highways.The Legislature, recognizing the public investment in highways and in justification of these expenditures, particularly the cost of maintenance which is borne wholly by state funds, finds and declares that it is the policy of this state that the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising in areas adjacent to the right-of-way of the interstate and primary systems within this state shall be regulated in accordance with the terms of this chapter. All outdoor advertising determined to be nonconforming to the requirements of this chapter shall be subject to removal. Source: SL 1977, ch 246, §1; SL 1979, ch 202, §5.
SD Codified L § 31-29-63 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-63 - Advertising prohibited within specified distances of main-traveled way--Exceptions.

31-29-63. Advertising prohibited within specified distances of main-traveled way--Exceptions. No outdoor advertising may be erected within six hundred sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way or beyond six hundred sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way visible from the main-traveled way, located outside an urban area and erected with the purpose of its message being read from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary systems except the following:(1)Directional and official signs and notices, as defined by subdivision 31-29-62(6);(2)Signs, displays, and devices advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located;(3)Signs, displays, and devices advertising activities conducted on the property upon which they are located;(4)Signs, displays, and devices located in areas which are designated industrial or commercial by local authority as provided by Title 11 and within six hundred sixty feet of an interstate or primary highway;(5)Signs, displays, and devices located in unzoned industrial or commercial areas as provided by this chapter and within six hundred sixty feet of an interstate or primary highway;(6)Signs, including both official public, and private business signs, for which the department shall make a uniform charge, giving specific information in the interest of the traveling public located within the rights-of-way of the interstate and primary systems in areas at appropriate distances from interchanges or intersections on such systems, the location of which shall be determined by the department, any provision of chapter 31-28 or of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding;(7)Signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, determined by the State Transportation Commission to be landmark signs, including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces, of historic or artistic significance, the preservation of which would be consistent with the purposes of this chapter;(8)Warning signs placed by public utilities for the protection of underground utility cables; or(9)Signs, displays, and devices advertising the distribution of nonprofit organizations of free coffee to individuals traveling on the interstate system or the primary system. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term, free coffee, includes coffee for which a donation may be made, but is not required. Source: SL 1966, ch 87, §3; SL 1967, ch 118, §3; SDCL §31-29-19; SL 1973, ch 192, §4; SL 1975, ch 195, §2; SL 1977, ch 246, §3; SL 1979, ch 202, §8; SL 2010, ch 145, §156; SL 2021, ch 128, § 8.
SD Codified L § 31-29-63.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-63.1 - Notice to owner to remove nonconforming sign--Removal by department at owner's expense.

31-29-63.1. Notice to owner to remove nonconforming sign--Removal by department at owner's expense.Any advertising sign, display, or device which violates the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be unlawful. The Department of Transportation shall give thirty days' written notice by certified mail, to the owner thereof to remove any prohibited sign, display, or device. If the owner fails to act within the thirty days as required by the notice, the department shall cause the sign, display or device to be removed at the owner's expense. If, for any reason, the department is unable to collect the removal costs, it may institute the necessary legal proceedings to recover them. Source: SL 1979, ch 202, §18; SL 1987, ch 210, §15.
SD Codified L § 31-29-63.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-63.2 - Abandoned sign--Determination.

31-29-63.2. Abandoned sign--Determination.Any abandoned sign as defined by §31-29-62 is unlawful and is subject to the provisions of chapter 31-29. The twelve-month period for determining if a sign is abandoned commences upon the department's notification of violation to the sign owner. Source: SL 1991, ch 235, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-29-63.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-63.3 - "Available for lease" and public service messages.

31-29-63.3."Available for lease" and public service messages.For the purposes of this chapter, an "available for lease" or other similar message is not considered advertising material. Any public service message is considered advertising material if it is a bona fide public service announcement which encompasses not less than twenty-five percent of the sign face and is the same color as the painted background of the sign face. The public service message may include name and telephone number of the owner. Source: SL 1991, ch 235, §3.
SD Codified L § 31-29-63.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-63.4 - On-premise signs.

31-29-63.4. On-premise signs.The following are not on-premise signs:(1)A sale or lease sign which also advertises any product or service not located upon or unrelated to the business of selling or leasing the land on which the sign is located; or(2)A sign located upon any land which is not an integral part of the advertised activity. Source: SL 1991, ch 235, §5.
SD Codified L § 31-29-64 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-64 - Advertising prohibited within certain distance of interstate or limited access highway interchanges, intersections at grade, or rest areas--Measurement.

31-29-64. Advertising prohibited within certain distance of interstate or limited access highway interchanges, intersections at grade, or rest areas--Measurement.On interstate highways or limited access primary highways outside municipalities, no outdoor advertising device may be located adjacent to or within five hundred feet of an interchange, intersection at grade or safety rest area. Such five hundred feet shall be measured along such highway from the beginning or ending of pavement widening at the exit from or entrance to the main-traveled way. Source: SL 1977, ch 246, §4.
SD Codified L § 31-29-65 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-65 - Size standards and criteria.

31-29-65. Size standards and criteria.The standards and criteria for size of outdoor advertising authorized to be erected and maintained in zoned or unzoned commercial or industrial areas adjacent to the interstate and primary highway systems are:(1)The maximum area of any one sign facing any one direction shall be twelve hundred square feet but which in no instance may exceed thirty feet in height and sixty feet in length including border and trim, but not supports or apron; and(2)The maximum size limitations provided in subdivision (1) of this section apply to each side of a sign structure; and signs placed back-to-back, side-by-side, or in V-type construction with no more than two displays to each facing. Such sign structure shall be considered as one sign. Source: SL 1977, ch 246, §5 (1); SL 1979, ch 202, §15; SL 2010, ch 145, §157.
SD Codified L § 31-29-66 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-66 - Lighting standards and criteria.

31-29-66. Lighting standards and criteria.The standards and criteria for lighting of outdoor advertising authorized to be erected and maintained in zoned or unzoned commercial or industrial areas adjacent to the interstate and primary highway systems are:(1)No revolving or rotating beam of light simulating an official emergency device is permitted. Signs with flashing lights of any color are not permitted, except illuminating signs giving such public service information as time, date, or temperature;(2)External lighting, such as floodlights, thin-line and gooseneck reflectors, is permitted, if it is shielded so as to prevent the direction of rays of light to any part of the main-traveled way;(3)No lighting is permitted which is of such brilliance or intensity so as to establish glare or reflection which would interfere with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or official sign or interfere with the motorist's view of traffic conditions; and(4)A changeable message sign is permitted as an off-premise sign, regardless of the technology used, if the message is changed not more than once every six seconds and if the message is not continuously scrolled. Source: SL 1977, ch 246, §5 (2); SL 1997, ch 178, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-29-67 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-67 - Spacing standards and criteria.

31-29-67. Spacing standards and criteria.The standards and criteria for spacing of outdoor advertising authorized to be erected and maintained in zoned or unzoned commercial or industrial areas adjacent to the interstate and primary highway systems are:(1)Within municipalities signs shall conform to any applicable building codes and ordinances relating to spacing except that no such sign may be located closer than one hundred feet from an existing off-premises sign on a state nonlimited access primary highway and no closer than five hundred feet from any existing off-premise sign on a limited access primary highway or on an interstate highway;(2)Outside of municipalities no off-premise sign may be erected adjacent to a limited primary access highway or interstate highway closer than five hundred feet, nor adjacent to a nonlimited access highway closer than three hundred feet, to an existing off-premise sign;(3)Neither inside nor outside of municipalities may any sign be erected or maintained in such a location as to prevent the driver of a vehicle from having an effective view of any official traffic control device applicable to the driver or to approaching, intersecting, or merging traffic and highways within five hundred feet of such sign; and(4)Double-faced, back-to-back, and V-type signs shall be considered as a single sign structure for purposes of these usages.The above spacing provisions do not apply to structures separated by buildings or other obstructions in such a manner that only one sign facing located within the above spacing distance is visible from the highway at any one time. The minimum distance between structures shall be measured along the nearest edge of the pavement between points directly opposite the signs along each side of the highway and applies only to structures located on the same side of the highway. Source: SL 1977, ch 246, §5 (3); SL 1979, ch 202, §9; SL 2010, ch 145, §158.
SD Codified L § 31-29-67.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-67.1 - Maintenance of signs.

31-29-67.1. Maintenance of signs.All signs subject to provisions of this chapter shall be maintained structurally safe, clean, and in good repair by the sign owner. Violations are subject to the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1991, ch 235, §4.
SD Codified L § 31-29-68 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-68 - Local zoning authority's determination in lieu of size, lighting, and space controls.

31-29-68. Local zoning authority's determination in lieu of size, lighting, and space controls.If a local zoning authority recognized in Title 11 has made a determination of customary use, concerning the size, lighting, and spacing considerations, the determination shall be in lieu of controls in §§31-29-65 to 31-29-67, inclusive. Source: SL 1977, ch 246, §6; SL 2010, ch 145, §159.
SD Codified L § 31-29-69 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-69 - Blanket prohibition by local authority not authorized--Reasonableness required.

31-29-69. Blanket prohibition by local authority not authorized--Reasonableness required.Nothing in §§31-29-61 to 31-29-83, inclusive, authorizes any local authority to prohibit outdoor advertising throughout its jurisdiction. However, any such regulation and control shall be reasonable and reasonably related to the needs of the business community to adequately and properly advertise its goods and services of benefit to the traveling public. Source: SL 1977, ch 246, §9; SL 2010, ch 145, §160.
SD Codified L § 31-29-70 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-70 - Unzoned commercial or industrial area defined--Measurements--Designation terminated after cessation of commercial or industrial activity.

31-29-70. Unzoned commercial or industrial area defined--Measurements--Designation terminated after cessation of commercial or industrial activity.An "unzoned commercial or industrial area," in consideration of the advertising needs of remote rural businesses located outside of municipal corporate limits, shall mean the areas adjacent to an interstate or primary highway within this state which are not zoned by state or local law, regulation, or ordinance, and on which there is located one or more permanent structures devoted to a commercial or industrial activity or on which a commercial or industrial activity is actually conducted, whether or not a permanent structure is located thereon, and the area along the highway extending outward one thousand feet from and beyond the edge of each side of the activity. Each side of the highway shall be considered separately in applying this definition. All measurements shall be from the outer edges of the regularly used buildings, parking lots, storage, or processing and landscaped areas of the commercial or industrial activities, not from the property lines of the activities, and shall be along or parallel to the edge of pavement of the highway. The cessation of the commercial or industrial activity shall terminate the designation of an area as an "unzoned commercial or industrial area" after six months, at which time outdoor advertising therein shall become nonconforming. Source: SL 1977, ch 246, §7; SL 1979, ch 202, §10.
SD Codified L § 31-29-71 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-71 - Permit required to maintain sign--Sign without permit as nuisance--Abatement.

31-29-71. Permit required to maintain sign--Sign without permit as nuisance--Abatement.All signs, displays, or devices legally erected and maintained within the control zones established pursuant to this chapter and those signs, displays, or devices that are nonconforming to the controls established pursuant to this chapter may not be maintained unless a permit is obtained from the Department of Transportation. A sign, display, or device erected or maintained without a permit is a public nuisance and subject to abatement by the Department of Transportation. Source: SL 1977, ch 246, §8; SL 1985, ch 236, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-29-71.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-71.1 - Fee for permit--Exception.

31-29-71.1. Fee for permit--Exception.Any application for the permit required by §31-29-71 shall be accompanied by the fee specified by the following schedule:(1)If the advertising area does not exceed one hundred square feet, the fee is sixteen dollars;(2)If the area exceeds one hundred square feet but does not exceed three hundred square feet, the fee is twenty-four dollars;(3)If the area exceeds three hundred square feet but does not exceed five hundred square feet, the fee is thirty-two dollars;(4)If the area exceeds five hundred square feet but does not exceed seven hundred square feet, the fee is forty dollars;(5)If the area exceeds seven hundred square feet but does not exceed nine hundred square feet, the fee is forty-eight dollars;(6)If the area exceeds nine hundred square feet but does not exceed one thousand one hundred square feet, the fee is sixty-four dollars;(7)If the area exceeds one thousand one hundred square feet, the fee is seventy-two dollars.A sign less than sixty-five square feet owned and maintained by a church is exempt from the fees under this section. Source: SL 1985, ch 236, §3; SL 1986, ch 239; SL 2010, ch 149, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-29-71.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-71.2 - Duration of permit--Renewal--Fee in lieu of property tax.

31-29-71.2. Duration of permit--Renewal--Fee in lieu of property tax.A permit obtained pursuant to §31-29-71 shall be issued for one year with an effective date from October first through September thirtieth of the following year and shall be renewed annually upon the payment of the fee specified in §31-29-71.1 without the necessity of a new application. The fees charged are in lieu of all property taxes. Source: SL 1985, ch 236, §4; SL 1986, ch 27, §11.
SD Codified L § 31-29-71.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-71.3 - Disposition of fee revenue.

31-29-71.3. Disposition of fee revenue.The funds collected under §31-29-71.1 shall be placed in the state highway fund. Source: SL 1985, ch 236, §5.
SD Codified L § 31-29-71.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-71.4 - Certain signs exempt from permit requirement.

31-29-71.4. Certain signs exempt from permit requirement.Any sign, display, or device lawfully erected and maintained pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and included in the exceptions defined in subdivision 31-29-63(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9), or (10) is exempt from the requirements of §31-29-71. Source: SL 1986, ch 240, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-29-71.5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-71.5 - Municipal signs exempt from permit requirement.

31-29-71.5. Municipal signs exempt from permit requirement.Any sign, display, or device located within the corporate limits of a municipality is exempt from the requirements of §31-29-71. Source: SL 1986, ch 240, §3.
SD Codified L § 31-29-71.6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-71.6 - Conforming permit.

31-29-71.6. Conforming permit.The department may issue a conforming permit for a sign, display, or device erected within a zoned commercial or industrial area acceptable for outdoor advertising purposes as provided in §§31-29-71.8 to 31-29-71.12, inclusive, or within an "unzoned commercial or industrial area" as defined in §31-29-70 if the sign display or device is otherwise lawfully erected and maintained. Source: SL 1986, ch 240, §4.
SD Codified L § 31-29-71.7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-71.7 - Nonconforming permit.

31-29-71.7. Nonconforming permit.The department may issue a nonconforming permit for a sign, display, or device lawfully erected and maintained prior to October 1, 1985, within a zoned commercial or industrial area not acceptable for outdoor advertising purposes as provided in §§31-29-71.8 to 31-29-71.12, inclusive. Source: SL 1986, ch 240, §5.
SD Codified L § 31-29-71.8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-71.8 - Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial adjacent to interstate system outside municipality.

31-29-71.8. Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial adjacent to interstate system outside municipality.Any zoned commercial or industrial area adjacent to the interstate system that is located within one mile from an interstate interchange with a crossroad that is not part of the interstate system and that is outside an incorporated municipality is acceptable for outdoor advertising purposes if the zone meets the following criteria:(1)The zone is lawfully enacted by the local governmental unit as part of a comprehensive zoning action. Any zone created primarily to permit outdoor advertising structures is not recognized as lawfully enacted for purposes of this section;(2)The zone is associated with an interstate highway interchange whose center is within three miles of an incorporated municipality or within one mile of a commercial or industrial activity; and(3)The zone meets the requirement of either §31-29-71.9 or 31-29-71.10. Source: SL 1986, ch 240, §6; SL 2014, ch 136, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-29-71.9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 29 - Highway Beautification And Regulation Of Advertising|Section 31-29-71.9 - Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial in quadrant of interstate interchange with no service road.

31-29-71.9. Criteria for outdoor advertising--Zoned commercial in quadrant of interstate interchange with no service road.Any zoned commercial or industrial area in a quadrant of an interstate interchange which has no service road access within two thousand five hundred feet of the interstate or no existing commercial or industrial activity in that quadrant is acceptable for outdoor advertising purposes to the extent it is within the area beginning at the interstate crossroad and extending five hundred and ten feet beyond the prohibited distance specified in §31-29-64 and it is within one thousand feet of the interstate centerline. Source: SL 1986, ch 240, §7.