South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 45 - Street And Alley Improvements
Section 9-45-13 - Irregularities in vacation proceedings cured after two years.

9-45-13. Irregularities in vacation proceedings cured after two years.
Whenever the governing body of any municipality, township, or county of this state having jurisdiction has had, or shall have, presented to it a petition for the vacation of any public highway, street, alley, or public ground or any part thereof, and, after published notice and public hearing, such governing body has granted or shall grant the petition in whole or in part and there was, or shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county wherein such area is located a certified copy of the resolution or record of the action taken by such body relative to such petition, any defect or irregularity in the proceedings in such matter shall be deemed validated, legalized, and cured at the end of two years following the date of such recording and any easement or interest of the public in or upon the area so vacated shall then be terminated and action thereon barred.

Source: SL 1951, ch 241, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §45.1708-1.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 9 - Municipal Government

Chapter 45 - Street And Alley Improvements

Section 9-45-1 - Municipal power over streets, alleys, and public grounds--Types of improvements permitted.

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 9-45-6 - Survey and plat filed on laying out or boundary change in street, alley, or public ground.

Section 9-45-7 - Petition of property owners or landowners required for vacation of street, alley, or public ground--Plat--Verification of petition.

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 9-45-14 - Establishment of grade of street, alley, or sidewalk--Record kept by auditor or clerk.

Section 9-45-15 - Change of grade of street--Municipal liability for damage to abutting property.

Section 9-45-16 - Resolution of necessity for construction of viaduct--Assessment and liability for damage to property.

Section 9-45-17 - Viaduct specifications determined by governing body.

Section 9-45-18 - Viaduct costs borne and work done by railroads--Neglect as petty offense--Proceedings to compel compliance.

Section 9-45-19 - Viaduct work done by municipality on failure by railroad--Costs charged against railroad.

Section 9-45-35 - Assumption by municipality of cost of repairing street previously constructed by assessment.

Section 9-45-36 - Sidewalk relocation costs shared by municipality.

Section 9-45-37 - Record of street proceedings kept by auditor or clerk.