Hot Springs City Hall

Office of Code Enforcement

303 North River Street

Hot Springs, South Dakota 57747

Phone: 605-745-4104 Fax: 605-745-5180 e-mail:

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Please be advised that the property described above, under your ownership and/or control, within a Residential ‘A’ zoning district, has been identified as being in violation of one or more of the Sections listed below of the Hot Springs Municipal Code or the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) as adopted by the City.

IMPC 308 Rubbish and Garbage.

IPMC 308.1 Accumulation of Rubbish or Garbage.

All exterior property and premises, and the interior of every structure, shall be free from any accumulation of rubbish or garbage.(Garbage is defined as the animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food. Rubbish is defined as combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage; the term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery and dust and other similar materials.)

IMPC 308.2 Disposal of Rubbish.

Every occupant of a structure shall dispose of all rubbish in a clean and sanitary manner by placing such rubbish in approved containers.

IMPC 308.3 Disposal of Garbage.

Every occupant of a structure shall dispose of garbage in a clean and sanitary manner by placing such garbage in an approved garbage disposal facility or approved garbage containers.

City Ordinance Chapter 18 Nuisances.

Section 18-A.01.03(B)(3). Nuisances Prohibited.

Household appliances, fixtures, and furniture including, but not limited to, such items as stoves, refrigerators, freezers, sinks, cabinets, and other kitchen appliances, bedroom furniture, mattresses, tables, chairs, clothes washing and drying machines, bathroom appliances and fixtures, light fixtures, washtubs, and similar items when such items are stored, collected, piled, or kept in the City of Hot Springs and are not stored inside a building, except that patio furniture or other furniture designed for outdoor use that is being utilized for that purpose shall not constitute a nuisance.

Please consider this notice to be a Courtesy Notice that the above described property is to be brought into compliance with the above referenced requirements within twenty (20) days of the date of this notice. Failure to comply with this Courtesy Notice within the specified time will result in a Notice of Violation being issued to the owner of record of this property and further action taken to abate the nuisance violations.

Any person, firm or entity directly affected by this Notice shall have the right to appeal this order provided that a written application is filed with the Building Department within ten (10) days of the date of this notice. Application shall be on the form provided by the City. Failure of any person to file an appeal within the specified time period shall constitute a waiver of the right to an administrative hearing and adjudication of this order or to any portion thereof.

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