43-13-18. Contents of wind or solar easement instruments.
Any deed, will, or other instrument that creates a wind or solar easement shall include:
(1)A description of the real property subject to the easement and a description of the real property benefiting from the wind or solar easement;
(2)A description of the vertical and horizontal angles, expressed in degrees, and distances from the site of the wind or solar power system in which an obstruction to the wind or sun is prohibited or limited;
(3)Any terms or conditions under which the easement is granted or may be terminated;
(4)Any provisions for compensation of the owner of the real property benefiting from the easement in the event of interference with the enjoyment of the easement, or compensation of the owner of the real property subject to the easement for maintaining the easement; and
(5)Any other provision necessary or desirable to execute the instrument.
Source: SL 1996, ch 260, §3; SL 2017, ch 188, §3.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 13 - Easements And Servitudes
Section 43-13-1 - Granting and holding of servitudes not attached to land.
Section 43-13-2 - Easements--Definition--Classification.
Section 43-13-3 - Definition of terms--Dominant tenement--Servient tenement.
Section 43-13-4 - Creation of servitude--Vested estate in servient tenement necessary.
Section 43-13-5 - Extent of servitude--Determination.
Section 43-13-6 - Owner of servient tenement cannot hold servitude--Extinguishment of servitude.
Section 43-13-7 - Effect of partition of dominant tenement--Apportionment of burden--Limitation.
Section 43-13-8 - Use of easements by owner of future estate in dominant tenement.
Section 43-13-9 - Owner or occupant of dominant tenement--Right to enforce easement.
Section 43-13-11 - Destruction of servient tenement extinguishes servitude.
Section 43-13-13 - Servitude acquired by enjoyment extinguished by disuse for prescribed period.
Section 43-13-16 - Wind easement defined.
Section 43-13-16.1 - Solar easement defined.
Section 43-13-18 - Contents of wind or solar easement instruments.
Section 43-13-19 - Severance of wind or solar energy rights limited.
Section 43-13-20.1 - Extension of wind development period--Filing of affidavit.
Section 43-13-20.2 - Development of potential to produce energy from wind power or solar power.
Section 43-13-20.3 - Additional contents of wind or solar easement documents.
Section 43-13-20.4 - Waiting period for execution of wind or solar easement or lease.
Section 43-13-20.5 - Confidentiality agreements.
Section 43-13-21 - Small wind energy system defined.
Section 43-13-22 - Large wind energy system defined.
Section 43-13-23 - Small wind energy system set back requirement--Exception .
Section 43-13-24 - Large wind energy system set back requirement--Exception.