South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 13 - Easements And Servitudes
Section 43-13-24 - Large wind energy system set back requirement--Exception.

43-13-24. Large wind energy system set back requirement--Exception.
Each wind turbine tower of a large wind energy system shall be set back at least five hundred feet or 1.1 times the height of the tower, whichever distance is greater, from any surrounding property line. However, if the owner of the wind turbine tower has a written agreement with an adjacent land owner allowing the placement of the tower closer to the property line, the tower may be placed closer to the property line shared with that adjacent land owner.

Source: SL 2009, ch 221, ยง4.

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South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 43 - Property

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 43-13-10 - Owner in fee of servient tenement--Action for possession of land--Public servitude.

Section 43-13-11 - Destruction of servient tenement extinguishes servitude.

Section 43-13-12 - Performance of act incompatible with nature or exercise of easement--Extinguishment of 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 43-13-17 - Granting of wind or solar easements--Recording--Maximum term--Development of energy potential required--Encumbrances--Encumbrances.

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 - Holder of wind or solar easement, lease, or easement for essential services to accommodate reasonable development of another holder--Exception.

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.

Section 43-13-25 - Enforcement of farm tap easements.