(A) It shall be the duty of the owner of the property upon which any building or structure shall be located to place upon said structure or upon the property, in a manner clearly visible from the street, the numbering for said property or structure as established by the city.
(B) The establishment of said numbers shall be as follows.
(1) In the event the owner of said property fails to install or display the numbers as above required, the city shall first notify said owner of the numbers assigned to that particular piece of property. Said owner shall then, within ten days after mailing of said notice, establish, construct or erect said numbers as to the designated property.
(2) In the further event that said owner shall fail to comply with said notice as above provided, said owner who violates this section shall be punished pursuant to § 151.999 of this chapter.
(3) In the alternative, the city may choose not to prosecute as above set forth, but may choose to construct and display said numbers assigned on the owner’s property, and all costs relating to such action shall be taxed and constitute a lien upon said property.
(4) Upon the construction and display of said lettering by the city on the owner’s property, the city shall file with the Register of Deeds such lien, setting forth the description of the property, the actions taken and the cost of the construction and display of said lettering, together with the date said work was performed and the owner’s name. Said notice of lien shall further be forwarded to said owner by certified mail at his or her last known address.
(5) Thirty days after filing said lien as above provided, said lien shall draw interest at the rate of 12% per annum until fully paid or discharged and shall constitute a lien upon said property.
(Prior Code, § K-1-8) Penalty, see § 151.999
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-19-3, 9-29-1 and 9-45-2