South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 36 - Flood Control And Stream Improvement
Section 9-36-12 - Notice to adjoining property owners to make improvements--Publication.

9-36-12. Notice to adjoining property owners to make improvements--Publication.
Whenever the governing body shall deem it necessary to make any such improvement as described in §9-36-11, it shall notify all owners of such abutting or adjoining property to construct, reconstruct, or repair the same at their own cost within the time designated, by publishing once in each week for at least two consecutive weeks a notice to such owners fixing a time and place when and where they may appear and enter their protest against such contemplated improvement, setting forth what work is to be done and the character of the same and the time within which they are required to do the same. Such notice may be general as to the owners but must be specific as to the description of the lots to be affected.

Source: SL 1911, ch 94, §2; RC 1919, §6367; SDC 1939, §45.2008; SL 1972, ch 236, §1.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 9 - Municipal Government

Chapter 36 - Flood Control And Stream Improvement

Section 9-36-1 - Municipal power to define and improve stream boundaries.

Section 9-36-2 - Resolution to establish stream boundaries within corporate limits.

Section 9-36-3 - Survey and marking of proposed stream boundaries--Filing of plat.

Section 9-36-4 - Notice of proposed resolution to establish stream boundaries--Contents and publication.

Section 9-36-5 - Time of meeting to establish stream boundaries--Adjournment.

Section 9-36-6 - Filing of objections to proposed stream boundaries.

Section 9-36-7 - Hearing and final action by governing body on stream boundaries.

Section 9-36-8 - Appeal to circuit court on stream boundaries--Trial de novo.

Section 9-36-9 - Municipal acquisition of lands within established stream boundaries.

Section 9-36-10 - Improvement of stream boundaries--Land acquisition outside boundaries.

Section 9-36-11 - Navigation and flood control improvements within stream boundaries--Acquisition of property--Assessments against adjoining property.

Section 9-36-12 - Notice to adjoining property owners to make improvements--Publication.

Section 9-36-13 - Improvements made by municipality--Special assessments for benefits.

Section 9-36-14 - Neglect by property owner to keep stream improvements in repair--Liability for damages.

Section 9-36-15 - Agreements with state and United States for cooperation in flood control projects.

Section 9-36-16 - Powers of first or second class municipalities in implementing flood control projects.

Section 9-36-17 - Validation of prior municipal proceedings to conserve water and control floods.