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The Housing Division provides the following services: ​Rental Rehabilitation Program - Up to $25,000 per rental unit; $100,000 maximum per project, depending on equity. Funds may be used to replace roofs, siding, insulation, exterior painting or installing energy efficient windows and doors. Funding may also be used for interior updates. ​Single Family Housing Rehabilitation Program - provides financial and technical assistance for housing rehabilitation needs including but not limited to roofs, doors, stairs, painting, insulation, handicap accessibility, windows, electrical, plumbing and furnace replacements. Maintenance repairs are not included in this program. Loan payments are only required when the home is sold or is no longer the primary residence. ​Emergency Mobile Home Repair Program - provides up to $5,000 to help pay for emergency repairs. Maintenance repairs are not included in this program. ​Neighborhood Revitalization Program - designed to remove dilapidated housing structures which are unsafe, and replace with new affordable housing options. New, owner-occupied residential structures constructed and eligible for income qualified households to purchase.

Neighborhood associations promote neighbor relationships, address neighborhood issues, and manage neighborhood improvements. Common activities include neighborhood meetings and community events. To find the resident association of a neighborhood, visit the website. For information and assistance forming a resident association, contact the Neighborhood and Preservation Planner.

Provides a broad mix of development services including: Building Services Division - Plans examination and building code enforcement, building permitting and inspections, air quality permitting and provides staff support for Building Code Board of Appeals and Air Quality Board. Current Planning - Plans examination and zoning ordinance enforcement, reviews and processes land use applications, prepares zoning code ordinances and municipal code amendments, reviews and processes platting applications to subdivide property and provides staff support for the Planning Commission. Long Range Planning - Performs comprehensive master planning including areas of transportation and neighborhoods. Also offers residential and non-residential growth analysis and projections, land use plan amendments and staff support for the Metropolitan Planning Organization and committees. Code Enforcement Division - Includes responding to complaints registered by citizens, Mayor, City Council, or other city officials, initiating enforcement action on violations observed by enforcement officers where no complaints have been filed, administering the processes of noticing and abatement of violations, and assists in the enforcement of the requirements of the Sign Code. Parking Enforcement Division enforces parking regulations, monitors parking that is metered, permitted and/or time restricted, maintains several city owned parking lots and the downtown parking structure, educates the public on the city's parking ordinances and rrovides support services to the Parking Advisory Board. Planning Projects Division coordinates planning projects and other studies surrounding growth, development and redevelopment of Rapid City, facilitates the creation and implementation of ordinances, policies and procedures, oversees historic preservation, reviews development applications and conducts annexation studies and offers staff support for the Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Sign Review, grant management and a community education program. Serves as an advocate for continued development in downtown Rapid City