Any aboveground storage tank shall be located at least:

(1) Fifty feet from the nearest important building on the same property;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-38-28

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) Fifty feet from any fuel dispenser;

(3) Fifty feet from the nearest side of any public way; and

(4) Fifty feet from any property line that is or may be built upon.

However, distances may be reduced based on site limitations and conditions or quantity of liquid storage at the discretion of the local and division authority having jurisdiction.

Source: SL 1991, ch 269, § 6.