Minnehaha County requires that every home or business establishment within the
unincorporated area of the county display an address sign. The Rural Address
Ordinance regulates both the design and the placement of the sign. Failure to
display or removal of the sign is punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor.
The sign should be placed on the right
hand side of the driveway as you stand in
the road and face your house. If there are
obstacles the sign may be placed on the
left side of the driveway.
The post shall be placed in the ground
between 0 and 30 feet from the edge of
your driveway and within 1.5 feet of the
right-of-way line or fence line. The face
of the sign should be perpendicular to the
roadway.
The post should be driven into the ground
at least 2.5 feet. It is your responsibility to
call S.D. One Call for utility locations (Dial
811).
The location of the sign should be free of
any sight obstructions.
MC 21-93 Rural Address Ordinance
Planning Information Bulletin #105
www.minnehahacounty.org
The sticky back numbers should be
placed on each side of the sign. ]
The blue sign should be placed on the
pole at least 4 feet up from the
ground.
If you have more then one address the
blue signs should be placed on the
same pole.
The cost for a rural address
sign is $20.00. You will receive the blue sign plate, the
post, two rivets, and two sets
of sticky back numbers.
Minnehaha County
Planning and Zoning
415 N. Dakota Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Tel: 605.367.4204
DRIVE WAY
Fence or Right-of-Way. Line
1.5 feet
Sign post
0-30 feet
ROAD WAY
46593
4 feet minimum
Ground Line
2’ 5”