This office provides the following services - Assess all the real estate property in the county for property tax purpose. By law, the assessed value must be its full or true market value. Also, provides assistance for platting and various permitting along with GIS Systems Management. Can assist with state and county requirements for septic system installation. Assists with questions pertaining to floodplains. Establishes and enforces zoning regulations which classify land within county, city or other municipal jurisdictions for specific agricultural, residential, commercial or industrial uses; and which evaluate, establish rulings upon and hear appeals regarding exceptions to zoning regulations.

Assess all the real estate property, at the full or true market value, in the county for property tax purpose. We issue septic and building permits. Assist with applications for 9-1-1 address.

The Minnehaha Planning and Zoning Office regulates a three-mile area shared with the City of Sioux Falls and all other rural areas in the county outside of Sioux Falls city limits. This office performs the following duties - maintains a comprehensive plan, administers the zoning ordinance, issues county building permits, building inspection outside city limits, oversees Minnehaha County parks, issues septic system construction permits to state registered installers, enforces building regulations in the county and three mile joint area, checks into nuisance reports, such as junk yards, and enforces flood plain regulations.

The department takes applications for building permits, administers the County zoning ordinances and makes recommendations to the County Commission (BOA) for granting or denying the permits. Responsibilities include assist educational programs, investigates complaints and zoning violation, modify county ordinances with assistance from 1st Planning District, prepare annual department budget and public meeting agendas, property rezoning and platting, review Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, site plan reviews, update County Commission and Planning Commission on current activities, and assist with septic system installation and compliance with state regulations.

The Planning Department is responsible for managing the physical growth of the unincorporated area of the County. The Yankton County Comprehensive Plan is the official document used to guide decisions on land use matters. The Comprehensive Plan is designed to anticipate and deal with changes occurring within the County. The Planning and Zoning Department is also responsible for zoning administration and enforcement. The Zoning Administrator is responsible for reviewing various plans and permit request and the issuance of applicable permits.

Assess property, maintain current ownership and property characteristics of all real estate in the county for property tax purposes following statutory guidelines. Provide assistance for platting and permitting, ensuring requirements are met. Maintain GIS system, oversee septic installations, assist with floodplain management. Regulate campground and vendor permitting.

The Planning & Zoning Department handles Building Inspections, Building Permit Applications, Code Enforcement, Contractor Licensing, Flood Plain Administration, Land Use Applications, Occupancy Permits, Plats, Septic Systems, Signage, Zoning Compliance, and Zoning Enforcement.

Responsible for the following services - building permits, septic permits, rezoning property, conditional use permits, requests to county zoning ordinance and subdivisions, and floodplain questions. Department provides recommendations to Pennington County Planning Commission and County Board of Commissioners in accordance with the Pennington County Zoning Ordinance, subdivision regulation, and the Pennington County Comprehensive Plan.

Provides to the public, all necessary information concerning ordinances, procedures and permits governing land use and development in the County. Often can provide information on location of previous septic systems; provides inspections and permits for septic system installation.

This office helps with building permits, zoning questions, legal descriptions; general information about Turner County Zoning Regulations.