Rapid City, SD Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

090 makes it unlawful to alter or construct any street or alley improvement within public rights of way, on city property, or within an infrastructure easement owned and maintained by the City of Rapid City without a permit from the Public Works Director first. The application must describe the location, size and extent of the intended improvement, its purpose, and the name of the person for whom the work is being done, and must include a traffic-control plan prepared under the federal Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices as well as the city's current Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction.

All work must also comply with the city's Infrastructure Design Criteria Manual. Permits run for 6 months and can be renewed once for another 6 months on request to and approval by the Public Works Director; inspection and permit fees for infrastructure work in the right-of-way follow Title 13 of the code. 10. 160 separately bars building entrance doors, stoops, stairways, awnings, HVAC units and exterior lighting from projecting into an alley, with case-by-case exceptions jointly approved by the City Engineer and Building Official. 190, with the appeal heard by the Public Works Committee.