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Minnehaha County declares North Ellis Road property a public nuisance after staff findings and owner rebuttal
Summary
After hearing staff evidence of visible commercial equipment and debris, the county commission voted 3–2 to declare 2204 North Ellis Road a public nuisance under SDCL 21-10-6 and authorized planning staff to begin cleanup steps while exploring conditional-use options.
Minnehaha County commissioners voted on Sept. 23 to declare the property at 2204 North Ellis Road a public nuisance and to allow planning and zoning to begin steps to remove nuisance items and pursue additional enforcement avenues.
County planning staff presented photos and aerial imagery showing multiple commercial-type vehicles, equipment left in the floodplain, abandoned materials and piles of tires and scrap. Kevin, a planning staff member, told the commission staff found two violations: “permitted commercial activity” on land zoned for agriculture and “visible nuisance items such as tires,…
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