9-45-1. Municipal power over streets, alleys, and public grounds--Types of improvements permitted.
Every municipality may lay out, establish, open, vacate, construct, alter, widen, extend, improve, repair, grade, gravel, surface, pave, repave, bridge, construct a viaduct upon or over, erect equipment for street lighting in and otherwise improve, and establish and change the grade of roads, streets, alleys, sidewalks, and public grounds, and to regulate the making of openings and connections therein and the erection of lights thereon as provided by this title.
Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, §1, subdivs 7, 13, 45; SL 1890, ch 37, art XVI, §18; SL 1890, ch 37, art XVII, §1; SL 1895, ch 182, §14; RPolC 1903, §1229, subdivs 7, 13, 45; RPolC 1903, §§1303, 1306, 1441, 1442; SL 1911, ch 95, §1; SL 1913, ch 111; SL 1913, ch 119, §53, subdivs 7, 12, 45; SL 1913, ch 126, §1; RC 1919, §§6169 (7), (9), 6356, 6357, 6364; SL 1923, ch 240; SL 1929, ch 195; SDC 1939, §45.0201 (94); SL 2020, ch 30, § 1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 45 - Street And Alley Improvements
Section 9-45-2 - Street names and numbering of houses.
Section 9-45-3 - Bridges, culverts and sluiceways.
Section 9-45-4 - City power over bridges, viaducts, and tunnels.
Section 9-45-5 - Crosswalks, curbs, gutters, and drains.
Section 9-45-8 - Publication of notice of petition and hearing on vacation.
Section 9-45-9 - Hearing and decision on vacation of street, alley, or public ground--Vote required.
Section 9-45-10 - Vacation after nonuser of platted street or alley--Petition of property owners.
Section 9-45-11 - Notice and hearing on vacation of platted street or alley--Evidence of nonuser.
Section 9-45-12 - Publication and filing of resolution vacating platted street or alley.
Section 9-45-13 - Irregularities in vacation proceedings cured after two years.
Section 9-45-13.1 - Vacation of street in extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipality.
Section 9-45-15 - Change of grade of street--Municipal liability for damage to abutting property.
Section 9-45-17 - Viaduct specifications determined by governing body.
Section 9-45-36 - Sidewalk relocation costs shared by municipality.
Section 9-45-37 - Record of street proceedings kept by auditor or clerk.