(A) The city shall be divided into three wards and shall be designated respectively as Wards One, Two, and Three. The wards shall be described by stating the certain street or avenue designations or other landmarks that divide and border the wards. Any reference to street or avenue in divisions (B) through (D) below means an imaginary line running down the approximate middle of each street or avenue. The wards of the city are as set forth below and on the map. Any discrepancies shall be resolved by reference to the map rather than the physical descriptions set forth herein. The City Council may combine or separate said wards to establish voting precincts for the purpose of any particular election by as provided by SDCL § 9-13-16.
(B) The First Ward shall include all of that part of the city east of Center Avenue, located between Second Street and Dows Street. It shall also include all of that part of the city east of Canyon Avenue, located between Second and Fifth Street. It shall also include all of that part of the city east of Split Rock Road and north of Fifth Street.
(C) The Second Ward shall include all of that part of the city north of Dows Street, located between Railroad Avenue and Highway 11. It shall also include all of that part of the city north of Essex Street, located between Center Avenue and Railroad Avenue. It shall also include all of that part of the city north of Second Street and west of Canyon Avenue up to Fifth Street. It shall also include all of that part of the city west of Split Rock and north of Fifth Street. It shall also include all of that part of the city west of Highway 11 and north of Essex Street.
(D) The Third Ward shall include all of that part of the city south of Dows Street located between Four Hundred Eighty-Sixth Avenue and Highway 11. It shall also include of that part of the city west of Highway 11 and south of Essex Street. It shall also include all of that part of the city south of Essex Street, located between Railroad Avenue and Center Avenue.
( Ord. 6 03-2011, pa ssed 8-8- 2 011; O rd. 678, pa ssed 1- 1 0-2022)