FLOODING HELP
The Emergency Manager has set up sand and sand bags 1/4 mile south of Rustys in the city rubble site next to the white trailer. Bring shovel and labor to fill up bags. The trailer has been moved back.
MINER COUNTY
NOTICE OF HEARING BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
ON A CONDITIONAL USE AND VARIANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Miner County Board of Adjustment on Tuesday, June 18th at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioner Room of the Miner County Courthouse to consider granting a conditional use and variance from the zoning ordinance to Hunter’s Den LLC for the purpose of a private campground on a parcel described as Lot 1 of Lot 3, Lot 3 and Lot 4 all of SW4 Epiphany Section 34, T105N, R57W, Rock Creek Township, Miner County, South Dakota. Applicant is seeking a conditional use and also a variance to create a private campground on 1.27 acres which is smaller than the current zoning requirement of 5 acres.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. Persons needing assistance should contact the County Auditor at 605-772-4671 at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.
Dated this 31st day of May, 2024.
Rebecca Mommaerts, Secretary
Miner County Planning Commission
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
Notice is hereby given that Ordinance 2024-03 was duly adopted by the Miner County Board of Commissioners on the 21st day of May 2024, and shall become effective twenty days after the last publication of this Notice once a week for two successive weeks in the official newspaper thereby repealing all ordinance or parts thereof in conflict herewith unless a referendum is timely involved prior there to.
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-03
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2023-01 “THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF MINER COUNTY”, AS AMENDED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 11-2, 1967 SDCL, AND AMENDMENTS THEREOF, AND FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Miner County, South Dakota: that Article XIII, “Town District”,” Section 1301.03. Conditional Uses, adopted by Ordinance 2023-01, as amended, of the Zoning Ordinance of Miner County be amended by adding language in bold and underline:
1301.03. Conditional Uses
1. Retail and service businesses.
2. Light manufacturing.
3. Bar or tavern.
4. Warehouse.
5. Multi-family housing.
6. Contractors’ offices, shops and yards.
7. Manufactured home court.
8. Private Campground, provided they meet the requirements of Section 1627.
Passed and adopted this 21st day of May, 2024.
Alex Protsch, Chairman
Miner County Board of Commissioners
Rebecca Mommaerts
Miner County Auditor
1st Reading: May 07, 2024
2nd Reading: May 21, 2024
Adopted: May 21, 2024
Published: May 30, 2024
Effective: June 26, 2024
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
ORDINANCE #2024-04
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 2006-01, “Authorizing the Miner County Board of Commissioners to Declare a Fire Danger Emergency and to Prohibit Open Burning Within the County”
BE IT ORDAINED, subject to separate action by the Miner County Board of Commissioners, said declaration of fire danger emergency and prohibition or restriction of open burning within the County will be enforced immediately and autonomously when the National Weather Service has declared a Red Flag Warning in Miner County or when the Grassland Fire Danger Rating in Miner County reaches Very High or Extreme, meaning that wildfire and dangerous fire hazards exist.
Section I. Definitions:
A. Open Burning: Any outdoor fire, including but not limited to the prescribed burning of fence rows, fields, wildlands, trash, and debris, the intentional burning of any substance, whether natural or manmade, or the intentional casting off of any burning substance, whether natural or manmade. This definition excepts the burning of such substance in a container sufficient so as to prohibit the escape of any of the burning substance, or any sparks, flames, or hot ashes from the container and also excludes fires contained within liquid-fueled or gas-fueled stoves, fireplaces within all buildings, charcoal grill fires at private residences, and permanent fire pits or fire grates located on supervised developed picnic grounds and campgrounds.
B. Open Fire: Any outdoor fire, including a campfire, that is not contained within a fully enclosed fire box or structure from which the products of combustion are emitted directly to the open atmosphere without passing through a stack, duct, or chimney with spark arresters. Open fire shall not include charcoal grills, liquid fuel grills, outdoor fireplaces, or burn barrels, as defined herein.
C. Charcoal Grill: A metal or stone device not resting on the ground with a metal grate designed to cook food using charcoal briquettes, char wood, hard wood, or similar fuel.
D. Liquid Fuel Grill: A metal or stone device designed to cook food using liquefied or gaseous combustible fuel.
E. Burn Barrel: A metal container used to hold combustible or flammable waste materials so that they can be ignited for the purpose of disposal. Burn barrels must have a metal grate; metal grate opening shall be no larger than a quarter square inch (¼”) covering at any time when in use. Burn barrels must be located in a safety zone, away from any or all combustible materials, of a fifteen-foot (15’) radius of the burn barrel.
F. Outdoor Fireplaces: A manufactured appliance constructed of non-combustible materials, with a maximum fuel area of three feet (3’), including a screen, (screen opening shall be no larger than a quarter square inch (¼”), chimney or other device placed above the fuel area, fueled by cut or split wood, located not closer than fifteen feet (15’) to any combustible surface and continually attended.
G. Campground: Any permitted commercial campground operated by private individuals or corporations, State of South Dakota, Miner County, or the United States National Park Service.
Section II. Regulations:
A. No person shall set any open fire in Miner County, outside the boundaries of any municipality, when the National Weather Service has declared a Red Flag Warning in Miner County or when the Grassland Fire Danger Rating in Miner County reaches Very High or Extreme.
B. No person may ignite a fire in a burn barrel when the National Weather Service has declared a Red Flag Warning in Miner County or when the Grassland Fire Danger Rating in Miner County reaches Very High or Extreme.
C. During a time when open burn is permitted, no person shall start an open burn without first notifying dispatch at 605-772-4501, and provide the adult burner’s name, address, phone number, type of material to be burned, and location of burn.
D. The escape of any such burning substance or the escape of any sparks, flames, or hot ashes from any such container shall be deemed prima facie evidence that the container was insufficient so as to meet the exception from the definition of an open burning set forth herein.
E. The ban on open burning (open fire) does not apply to those designated areas falling within the boundaries of any permitted commercial, state, county or federal campgrounds unless otherwise specifically banned by resolution of the Miner County Board of Commissioners.
F. Open burning must be directly supervised while actively burning, by the adult burner who is responsible for the property being burned and whose contact information has been provided to the dispatcher prior to the start of the open burn.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY MINER COUNTY, subject to separate action by the Miner County Board of Commissioners, said declaration of fire danger emergency and prohibition or restriction of open burning within the county will remain in place only until the area is no longer under a Red Flag Warning or when the Grassland Fire Danger Index Rating is no longer in a Very High or Extreme status according to the National Weather Service; and the notice of such shall be with local media outlets specifically on Miner County’s website under the following link:
https://www.minercountysd.org/firedanger/.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED , the maximum penalty for violation of this ordinance shall be as follows: (1) a fine not to exceed the fine established by subdivision §22-6-2(2) for each violation, or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days for each violation, or by both the fine and imprisonment; or (2) an action for civil injunctive relief, pursuant to chapter 21-8; or (3) thirty (30) days imprisonment in the detention center employed by Miner County or a five hundred dollar ($500.00) fine, or both according to SDCL §22-6-2(2) or its progeny.
This Ordinance is declared to be necessary for immediate preservation of the public safety in accordance with the provisions of SDCL §7-18A-8 and is effective immediately upon adoption.
Passed and adopted this 21st day of May, 2024.
Alex Protsch, Chairman
Miner County Board of Commissioners
Rebecca Mommaerts
Miner County Auditor
1st Reading: May 07, 2024
2nd Reading: May 21, 2024
Adopted: May 21, 2024
Published: May 30, 2024
Effective: May 21, 2024
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All public hearings are scheduled for the basement of the Miner County Courthouse, which is not handicap-accessible. Persons needing assistance should contact the County Auditor at 605-772-4671 at least 24 hours prior to any hearing to arrange accommodations.