This Title is enacted under the authority of the laws of the State of South Dakota and is hereby adopted by the City of Belle Fourche Common Council.

(Ord. 7-2015, 2-3-2016)

These regulations shall be known and may be cited as "The City of Belle Fourche Zoning Ordinance."

This Title applies to all land, buildings, structures, and uses thereof located within the City of Belle Fourche. No land shall be used and no structure shall be constructed, occupied, enlarged, altered, or moved until all applicable review and approval processes have been followed; all applicable approvals have been obtained; and, all required permits or authorizations to proceed have been issued.

(Ord. 7-2015, 2-3-2016)

It is the purpose of this Title to promote the safety, health, convenience, and general welfare; to encourage the use of lands and natural resources in the City in accordance with their character, adaptability, and suitability for particular purposes; to conserve social and economic stability, property values, and the general character and trend of community development; to prevent excessive concentration of population; to lessen congestion on the public streets and highways; and, to facilitate the adequate provision of streets and highways, sewerage and drainage, water supply and distribution, education, and other public resources, by establishing herein standards for community development in accordance with these objectives and by providing for the enforcement of such standards.

(Ord. 7-2015, 2-3-2016)

In the interpretation and application of the provisions of this ordinance, these provisions shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, and the general welfare. Whenever the requirements of this Title are at variance with the requirements of other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, or ordinances, the most restrictive, or that imposing the higher standards shall govern. These regulations are not intended to nullify any easement, covenant, or any other private agreement or restriction. If the provisions of this Title impose a greater restriction than imposed by a private agreement, the provisions of this Title will control. If the provisions of a private agreement impose a greater restriction than this ordinance, the provisions of the private agreement will control. The City shall not be responsible for monitoring or enforcing private agreements.

(Ord. 7-2015, 2-3-2016)