Regulates land use and development within a county, ensuring orderly growth and protecting property values. Manages and maintains the public drainage system to prevent flooding, erosion, and water quality issues. Services include fair and equitable assessment of property. Provides information on structure type/value and land value. Zoning is also run through this office. Building, drainage, manure hauling, variance, conditional use, and hazardous material pipeline permits can be obtained at the office.

The Hamlin County Planning and Zoning Office is contracted with First District of Watertown. Under county ordinance, citizens and businesses are required to obtain a building permit through the Planning and Zoning Office. Building Permits within Dempster, Thomas, Lake Poinsett, and Rural Hamlin County shall contact the Hamlin County Planning & Zoning Office. Building Permits within Bryant, Castlewood, Estelline, Hayti, Hazel and Lake Norden must contact the respective city offices.

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.

Citizens can contact the City of Harrisburg main office regarding the following: register for utility services, obtain building permits, planning and zoning inquiries, register pets, pay utility bills, notary services, economic development and Harrisburg chamber information, liquor licenses, garbage licenses, and peddler licenses. An online business directory of organizations belonging to this chamber is available on website.

Local planning office gathers information on existing physical, social and economic conditions; project future trends; examine alternative courses of action; and develop long and short-term land use plans to guide the growth and revitalization of urban, suburban and rural areas within the community. This office handles issues dealing with building construction and property maintenance issues including Building Permits, Zoning Permits, and Tickets for not addressing snow removal on sidewalks and mowing of lawns.

The department takes applications for building permits, administers the County zoning ordinances and makes recommendations to the Commission for granting or denying the permits. Responsibilities include assisting with educational programs, building inspections, investigating complaints and zoning violation, modifying county ordinances, preparing annual department budget and public meeting agendas, property rezoning and platting, reviewing concentrated animal feeding operations, site plan reviews, and updating County Commission and Planning and Zoning Commission on current activities, trends, changes in law, and policies. Also manages and maintains the public drainage system to prevent flooding, erosion, and water quality issues.

- Planning & Zoning issuing of building permits along with variance, conditional use/CAFO and ReZone applications. - E911 Addressing issuing of E911 Address's for Marshall County outside of the cities and must be given by the GIS department. - Drainage issuing of permits to areas and roads within the jurisdiction of Marshall County. This office also answers questions pertaining to floodplains.

Regulates land use and development within a county, ensuring orderly growth and protecting property values. Issues building permits, 911 addresses, and assist with applications for plats, conditional use permits, and variances.

Regulates land use and development within a county, ensuring orderly growth and protecting property values. Issues building permits, 911 addresses, and assist with applications for plats, conditional use permits, and variances.

Reviews building permit requests and discusses planning and zoning regulations within the City of Beresford.

Responsible for the city infrastructure and improvement projects, annexations, cemetery records, grave purchases, burial scheduling, monument permits, conditional use permits/home occupations, contractor licenses, excavation permits, flood plain management, flood plain development permits, planning and zoning matters within the 3-mile jurisdiction, plats and mylar (preliminary, final, and administrative), rezoning amendments, sewer and water permits, and variances. The Building Inspector works with the Engineering Department to issue building permits, conduct inspections, issue stop-work orders, and follow and enforce International Building Codes and city codes and ordinances. Individuals can visit the Building Inspection page of the Belle Fourche website to find information and forms related to building permits, building codes, contractor licenses, and city limit address and property setback guides.

Helps guide growth and development of the Custer community for land use, conservation of natural resources, economic development, transportation network, and public service. Services include land use and zoning, building inspection, code enforcement, and floodplain administration.

Tasked with verifying that a persons application to build is correct and all conditions are met.

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.

Regulates land use and development within a county, ensuring orderly growth and protecting property values. Issues building permits, 911 addresses, and assist with applications for plats, conditional use permits, and variances.

Dell Rapids City Departments include city hall, public works, city council, city administrator, finance, city attorney, utility billing officer (water and wastewater), code enforcement, zoning, public works (maintains water, wastewater, streets, parks, and rubble site), and law enforcement - through county sheriff.

This department includes ​Community and Economic Development Director, ​Building Official, ​Building Inspector, ​Code Enforcement Official, ​Special Project Support, and ​Building Maintenance.

The Finance Office houses the following City of Selby departments: Finance (responsible for managing the fiscal affairs of the city, budget development and monitoring, accounting services, cash and asset management, payroll, contract administration, panning and zoning, grants management and financial reporting, city council agendas, long range planning for the City, and special use permits), Parks and Recreation (maintains parks, sports fields, and facilities, provides recreational programming, and manages the Recreation and Aquatics centers, Utilities (public utilities, water, sewer, and garbage collection), and Public Works (streets and sanitation, snow removal, sanitary sewer services, and storm water).

Improves the standard of living in the community, promotes long-term and sustainable growth, safe guards property through the implementation of engineering standards, administers and manages the capital improvement program (CIP), communicates with city council, city staff, and residents on engineering matters in a non-technical manner, plans for infrastructure growth, coordinates with private developers to ensure plans conform to City standards, reviews and inspects construction projects for conformance with City standards, maintains design standards and construction specifications. Works with the City Clerk's Office to process project bids. Solicits public feedback for City infrastructure projects.

Responsible for managing capital improvement projects for the City of Brandon and reporting information about those projects to the public.

Emergency Management Services: Coordinates all agencies within the jurisdiction to include public, private, and non-governmental organizations to ensure the protection of life and property in the event of threatened or actual natural disasters, terrorism, technological or man-made events. Responsibilities includes develops and maintains the county plan for reacting to emergencies; during an actual emergency, the director coordinates the action; and trains other agencies to respond to emergencies. County Emergency Managers can make contact with volunteer fire departments in their County. This is not an emergency first response organization, if you are in immediate danger please call 911. Veteran's Service Office: Acts as an advocate and provides assistance to military veterans and their dependents in determining eligibility and applying for various federal and state benefits, such as service-connected compensation, non-service connected pension, outpatient and hospital medical treatment, guaranteed home loan certificates, education and on-the-job training benefits, burial benefits, survivor benefits, referral information, as well as many others. Zoning and Planning Services: Establish and enforce 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.

Responsible for parcel geodatabase, geographical information systems, E-9-1-1 Addressing, mapping construction and development.

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.

This office provides assessments, building permits, and anything to do with zoning. Please call the office with any questions, assessment requests, or to add onto a building, or build a new building.

Equalization responsibilities includes to ensure all property in the county is accounted for on the tax list. Ensure properties are all assessed in an equal and uniform manner. Only when the assessments of the property are fair and equal can the tax burden be distributed fair and equal. Planning & Zoning responsibilities include Issues building permits and 911 Addresses, and assists property owners with plats, conditional use permits, and variances. The Zoning Ordinance explains the different zoning districts, as well as the permitted principal uses and structures, permitted accessory uses and structures, conditional uses, and prohibited uses and structures for each district.