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After years of lingering cases, Pennington County directs ordinance changes and a plan for nuisance abatement
Summary
Commissioners pressed planning, highway and the state’s attorney for clearer nuisance-enforcement procedures after long-running cases such as a Kim Street property; staff proposed certified-mail notices, a 14‑day response window, an option to bring cases to the commission for abatement decisions and coordinated work with Rapid City on 1‑mile jurisdictional issues.
Pennington County commissioners on Nov. 18 spent more than an hour on nuisance-enforcement policy after repeated constituent complaints about properties with accumulated junk vehicles, debris and fire damage.
Commissioner Jerry Durr described field visits and said some cases have lingered for years. "An open nuisance case on this property has been in existence for 4 years, 9 months, 9 days," he said of the Kim Street case, noting public-safety concerns and blocked access during hazardous weather.
Planning staff and the state's attorney outlined the county’s current referral and enforcement practice: planning documents a violation and sends an initial notice;…
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