Primary-Residence-Only Rule
Minnehaha County imposes no primary-residence or owner-occupancy requirement on STRs in unincorporated areas, and South Dakota state law contains no statewide owner-occupancy mandate (contrast California Coastal Zone or New Orleans). The Sioux Falls residential rental permit under §159.303 explicitly defines a vacation-home rental as a dwelling 'not occupied by an owner or manager during rental,' which means the city affirmatively allows non-owner-occupied investor STRs; Brandon, Hartford, and Dell Rapids similarly do not require primary-residence status.