State Building Permits
South Dakota - 2026 Building Permit Guide
Permit authority, application process, fees, and requirements for every county and city in South Dakota. Select your county to find your local permit guide.
66 Counties 323 Jurisdictions Updated March 2026
South Dakota Counties
Aurora County 4 jurisdictions → Beadle County 11 jurisdictions → Bennett County 2 jurisdictions → Bon Homme County 6 jurisdictions → Brookings County 10 jurisdictions → Brown County 6 jurisdictions → Brule County 4 jurisdictions → Buffalo County 1 jurisdiction → Butte County 6 jurisdictions → Campbell County 2 jurisdictions → Charles Mix County 5 jurisdictions → Clark County 4 jurisdictions → Clay County 4 jurisdictions → Codington County 2 jurisdictions → Corson County 2 jurisdictions → Custer County 4 jurisdictions → Davison County 4 jurisdictions → Day County 9 jurisdictions → Deuel County 8 jurisdictions → Dewey County 2 jurisdictions → Douglas County 4 jurisdictions → Edmunds County 6 jurisdictions → Fall River County 4 jurisdictions → Faulk County 8 jurisdictions → Grant County 9 jurisdictions → Gregory County 7 jurisdictions → Haakon County 3 jurisdictions → Hamlin County 7 jurisdictions → Hand County 5 jurisdictions → Hanson County 5 jurisdictions → Harding County 3 jurisdictions → Hughes County 4 jurisdictions → Hutchinson County 7 jurisdictions → Hyde County 2 jurisdictions → Jackson County 2 jurisdictions → Jerauld County 3 jurisdictions → Jones County 3 jurisdictions → Kingsbury County 8 jurisdictions → Lake County 6 jurisdictions → Lawrence County 5 jurisdictions → Lincoln County 3 jurisdictions → Lyman County 5 jurisdictions → Marshall County 6 jurisdictions → McCook County 6 jurisdictions → McPherson County 3 jurisdictions → Meade County 6 jurisdictions → Mellette County 2 jurisdictions → Miner County 3 jurisdictions → Minnehaha County 8 jurisdictions → Moody County 6 jurisdictions → Oglala Lakota County 2 jurisdictions → Pennington County 9 jurisdictions → Perkins County 3 jurisdictions → Potter County 4 jurisdictions → Roberts County 11 jurisdictions → Sanborn County 4 jurisdictions → Spink County 5 jurisdictions → Stanley County 2 jurisdictions → Sully County 3 jurisdictions → Todd County 2 jurisdictions → Tripp County 4 jurisdictions → Turner County 6 jurisdictions → Union County 5 jurisdictions → Walworth County 7 jurisdictions → Yankton County 8 jurisdictions → Ziebach County 3 jurisdictions →
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Information on this page was last verified: March 2026. Permit rules and fees change — confirm current requirements directly with your local building department before applying.
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