Home Business in Minnehaha County, SD (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Minnehaha County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Home Daycare

Minnehaha County's 2021 IBC amendments let a home day care with 12 or fewer children keep its dwelling's residential Group R-3 building classification instead of triggering commercial building code requirements. Sections 305.2.2 and 305.2.3 set that 12-child threshold for facilities operating within a dwelling unit under the county's building code, separate from any zoning approval the use may need.

Minnehaha County Home Day Care Building Rule

Light Restrictions

Minnehaha County Ordinance MC 61-22 (2021 IBC), §§ 305.2.2, 305.2.3

305.2.2 Twelve or fewer children. A facility having twelve or fewer children receiving such day care shall be classified as part of the primary occupancy. 305.2.3 Twelve or fewer children in a dwelling unit. A facility such as the above within a dwelling unit and having twelve or fewer children receiving such day care shall be classified as a Group R-3 occupancy or shall comply with the Interna...

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Home Business by City in Minnehaha County

1 cities in Minnehaha County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

Sioux FallsPop. 192,517

4 verified rules • Customer Traffic Restrictions, Home Daycare

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