Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in South Dakota (2026)

4 rules on the books across South Dakota, 2 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.

Sioux Falls

Some Restrictions

In Sioux Falls, the property owner, not the city, must keep the sidewalk abutting their lot free of trip hazards…

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Obstruction Rules

What you can and cannot place on sidewalks, including newspaper boxes, planters, sandwich boards, trash cans, and minimum pedestrian clearance widths.

Sioux Falls

Some Restrictions

Sioux Falls bans placing unlicensed goods or merchandise on public sidewalks, and forbids leaving articles out…

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Encroachment Permits

Permits required when construction, landscaping, or other activities temporarily or permanently encroach on public sidewalks or rights-of-way.

Sioux Falls

Significant Restrictions

Sioux Falls requires a city permit or lease before any business places tables, carts, art, or fire pits in the downtown…

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Minnehaha County

Some Restrictions

Anyone installing, relocating or expanding a utility facility in a Minnehaha County highway right-of-way must first get…

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