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, […]
9-45-10. Vacation after nonuser of platted street or alley–Petition of property owners. In any first or second class municipality whenever any street or alley or any part thereof as designated upon any recorded plat of the same shall not have been used or traveled as a street or alley at any time during the period […]
9-45-11. Notice and hearing on vacation of platted street or alley–Evidence of nonuser. After the filing of a petition pursuant to §9-45-10, the governing body shall give notice by publication once each week for at least two successive weeks. The notice shall state that a petition has been filed, briefly state the object of the […]
9-45-12. Publication and filing of resolution vacating platted street or alley. A resolution of vacation pursuant to §9-45-9 or 9-45-11 shall be published, to take effect, and be subject to referendum as other resolutions, and upon taking effect a transcript of such resolution duly certified by the auditor or clerk shall be filed for record […]
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 […]
9-45-13.1. Vacation of street in extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipality. A municipal governing body may vacate a street within its extraterritorial jurisdiction, as defined in §11-6-10, upon approval of the board of county commissioners. Source: SL 1981, ch 75.
9-45-14. Establishment of grade of street, alley, or sidewalk–Record kept by auditor or clerk. The governing body of any municipality by ordinance may establish the grade of any street, alley, or sidewalk in the municipality. A record of the same shall be kept, together with the profile thereof in the office of the auditor or […]
9-45-15. Change of grade of street–Municipal liability for damage to abutting property. After the grade of any street has been established as provided by §9-45-14, the municipality shall, if it changes the grade, be liable to the abutting property owners for any damage they may sustain by reason of any permanent improvements having been made […]
9-45-16. Resolution of necessity for construction of viaduct–Assessment and liability for damage to property. If any viaduct is declared by resolution necessary for the safety and protection of the public, the governing body of any first or second class municipality shall provide for appraising, assessing, and determining the damages, if any, that may be caused […]
9-45-17. Viaduct specifications determined by governing body. The width, height, and strength of any such viaduct and approaches thereto, the material therefor, and the manner of construction thereof shall be as required by the governing body. Source: SL 1909, ch 126; RC 1919, §6366; SDC 1939, §45.1706.
9-45-18. Viaduct costs borne and work done by railroads–Neglect as petty offense–Proceedings to compel compliance. When two or more railroad companies own or operate separate lines of track to be crossed by any viaduct, the proportion of such viaduct and the approaches thereto to be constructed by each, or the cost to be borne by […]
9-45-19. Viaduct work done by municipality on failure by railroad–Costs charged against railroad. If any railroad company shall fail, neglect, or refuse to construct, reconstruct, or repair any viaduct as required by §9-45-18, the governing body may proceed to do so in such manner as may be provided by resolution and assess the cost thereof […]
9-45-2. Street names and numbering of houses. Every municipality shall have power: (1)To name and change the name of any street, avenue, alley, or other public place; (2)To regulate the numbering of houses and lots. Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, §1, subdivs 22, 23; RPolC 1903, §1229, subdivs 22, 23; SL 1913, ch […]
9-45-3. Bridges, culverts and sluiceways. Every municipality shall have power to construct and keep in repair bridges, culverts, and sluiceways. Source: SL 1895, ch 182, §14; RPolC 1903, §1441; SL 1913, ch 111, §1; RC 1919, §6169 (7); SDC 1939, §45.0201 (91).
9-45-35. Assumption by municipality of cost of repairing street previously constructed by assessment. The resolution of necessity may provide that the municipality may pay any portion or all of the cost of resurfacing, rebuilding, or repaving the portion of any street, alley, or public way in which pavement has previously been placed and paid for […]
9-45-36. Sidewalk relocation costs shared by municipality. Where, in the process of widening a public way, it is necessary to relocate sidewalks, the governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance that such municipality shall share with the abutting property owners fifty percent of the assessed cost for replacement of all sidewalks which were […]
9-45-37. Record of street proceedings kept by auditor or clerk. The auditor or clerk shall keep in his office a record of all proceedings taken in the matter of opening, altering, vacating, paving, or otherwise improving any street, alley, or other public ground, and after the confirmation of any report in such matters he shall […]
9-45-4. City power over bridges, viaducts, and tunnels. Every first or second class municipality shall have power to establish, maintain, and regulate the use of bridges, viaducts, and tunnels. Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, §1, subdiv 28; RPolC 1903, §1229, subdiv 28; SL 1913, ch 119, §53, subdiv 28; RC 1919, §6170 (6); […]
9-45-5. Crosswalks, curbs, gutters, and drains. Every municipality shall have power to provide for and regulate crosswalks, curbs, gutters, and drains. Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, §1, subdiv 16; RPolC 1903, §1229, subdiv 16; SL 1913, ch 119, §53, subdiv 17; RC 1919, §6169 (49); SDC 1939, §45.0201 (95).
9-45-6. Survey and plat filed on laying out or boundary change in street, alley, or public ground. When any street, alley, or public ground in a municipality is laid out or its boundaries changed, the governing body shall cause an accurate survey and plat thereof to be made and filed in the office of the […]
