Rapid City, SD Environmental Rules: Boat Dock Permits (2026)

010 as covering uses having a low flood damage potential and not obstructing floodflows. 030(D), is only a conditional use. 030 plus flood-specific criteria: the project, alone or combined with other existing or future uses along the same reach, cannot raise flood heights more than one foot; any fill placed for the project must serve a demonstrated purpose and be protected against erosion by rip-rap, vegetative cover or bulkheading; structures cannot be used for human habitation; and the Common Council may require low flood-damage construction, orientation parallel to floodflow, anchoring against flotation, and elevated or floodproofed electrical and heating equipment.

040(E) requires the exact legal description, the number of feet the lowest nonfloodproof floor sits below the regulatory flood protection elevation, and a statement about rising flood insurance rates, all recorded with the county register of deeds and filed with the city's Finance Officer for the city's annual report to the Federal Insurance Administrator.