Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in South Dakota (2026)
8 rules on the books across South Dakota, 4 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Sidewalk Repair
Who pays for sidewalk repair, the city or the property owner, including cost-sharing programs, inspection triggers, and timelines for fixing damaged sidewalks.
Rapid City
Some RestrictionsRapid City puts the burden of keeping a sidewalk in repair on the abutting property owner, not the city. Chapter 8.40…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsIn Sioux Falls, the property owner, not the city, must keep the sidewalk abutting their lot free of trip hazards…
Read full rule →Obstruction Rules
What you can and cannot place on sidewalks, including newspaper boxes, planters, sandwich boards, trash cans, and minimum pedestrian clearance widths.
Rapid City
Some RestrictionsRapid City bans blocking a public street, alley or sidewalk after a police warning, and separately bars placing goods…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls bans placing unlicensed goods or merchandise on public sidewalks, and forbids leaving articles out…
Read full rule →Encroachment Permits
Permits required when construction, landscaping, or other activities temporarily or permanently encroach on public sidewalks or rights-of-way.
Sioux Falls
Significant RestrictionsSioux Falls requires a city permit or lease before any business places tables, carts, art, or fire pits in the downtown…
Read full rule →Lincoln County
Some RestrictionsPrivate work within a Lincoln County road right-of-way, an access or driveway abutting a county road, needs a permit…
Read full rule →Minnehaha County
Some RestrictionsAnyone installing, relocating or expanding a utility facility in a Minnehaha County highway right-of-way must first get…
Read full rule →Rapid City
Some RestrictionsAnyone building, altering, tunneling under, or excavating within a Rapid City street, alley, easement or other public…
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