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SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER
CHARTER PARALLEL REFERENCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
CODE OF ORDINANCES PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 110.026 LICENSES ISSUED BY CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE.
   The following licenses will be issued by the city attorney’s office:
License
Term
Fee
License
Term
Fee
Circus, menagerie, combined circus and menagerie, Wild West show, carnival or other exhibition given under canvas
Per continuous engagement
$100
Escort
Annual fee
$50
Escort runner
Annual fee
$50
Escort service
Annual fee
$100
Fortuneteller, clairvoyant, palmist, astrologer, or any person practicing mesmerism, phrenology, necromancy, divination, mediumship, magic or life or character reading, or any person practicing hypnotism who is neither a licensed practitioner of the healing arts as defined in SDCL 36-2-1(6) and 36-2-2 nor under the direct supervision of a licensed practitioner, who demands or receives a fee for exhibition or exercise of his or her art or profession
Annual fee
$35
Livery vehicles
First vehicle, per year
$25
Additional vehicles
$10
Motion picture theaters; seats or seating capacity (per theater or total for theater complex)
Seating capacity per theater
500 or under
$50
501 to 1,000
$75
1,001 to 1,500
$100
1,501 to 1,750
$175
1,751 to 2,000
$200
Over 2,000
$225
Pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or dealer in precious metals or precious gems
Annual fee
$25
Vehicles for hire; a bus, motorbus, limousine, taxicab or wheelchair transport
First vehicle, per year
$50
 
Each additional vehicle
$25
 
(1992 Code, § 23-22) (Ord. 96-94, passed 10-31-1994; Ord. 77-98, passed 8-3-1998; Ord. 140-06, passed 10-16-2006; Ord. 161-06, passed 12-11-2006; Ord. 3-10, passed 2-8-2010; Ord. 54-11, passed 7-18-2011; Ord. 69-19, passed 7-2-2019; Ord. 20-24, passed 3-5-2024; Ord. 46- 24, passed 5-14-2024; Ord. 67-24, passed 8-13-2024; Ord. 102-24, passed 12-3-2024)
Cross-reference:
   Amusements, see ch. 113
   Auctions and auctioneers, see §§ 115.001 through 115.004
   Dealers in precious metals and gems, see ch. 116
   Escort services, see ch. 118
   License required for vehicle for hire, see §§ 124.025 through 124.034, 124.045 through 124.048
   Pawnbrokers, see ch. 116
   Shooting gallery location, see § 113.002
   Sidewalk vendors, see §§ 117.040 through 117.046
§ 110.027 LICENSES ISSUED BY PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT.
   The following licenses shall be issued by the parks, recreation and forestry department:
 
License
Fee
Arborist
   Application fee; the fee shall be used to defray the cost of examination and shall not be refunded to an unsuccessful applicant
$150
   Annual license fee
$100
 
(1992 Code, § 23-23) (Ord. 85-18, passed 9-18-2018)
Cross-reference:
   Parks and recreation, see ch. 95
§ 110.028 LICENSES ISSUED BY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
   The following licenses shall be issued by planning and development services:
License
Fee
License
Fee
Electricians. The biennial license fee for the various classes of electricians licensed by the city shall be as follows:
   Apprentice electrician
$20
      Renewal
$20
   Class I maintenance, new
$200
      Renewal
$100
   Class II maintenance, new
$200
      Renewal
$100
   Class B electrician, new
$200
      Renewal
$100
   Electrical contractor
$200
      Renewal
$100
   Inactive electrical contractor (Class B, Sign Wiring)
$20
   Journeyman electrician
$40
      Renewal
$40
   Sign wiring contractor, new
$200
      Renewal
$100
Mechanical contractors. The biennial license fee for various classes of mechanics licensed by the city shall be as follows:
   Fireplace contractor, new
$200
      Renewal
$100
   Inactive master mechanic
$20
      Renewal
$20
   Mechanical contractor, new
$200
      Renewal
$100
   Inactive refrigeration mechanic
$20
      Renewal
$20
   Refrigeration contractor, new
$200
      Renewal
$100
Plumbers. The biennial license fee for various classes of plumbers licensed by the city shall be as follows:
   Apprentice registration
$20
   Journeyman plumber
      Inactive journeyman license
$20
      License
$40
      Renewal
$40
   Landscape irrigation contractor
      License
$200
      Renewal
$100
   Master plumber
      Inactive master plumber license
$20
      License
$200
      Renewal
$100
Residential building contractors and residential roofing and repair contractors. The triennial license fee for various classes of residential building contractors and residential roofing and repair contractors licensed by the city shall be as follows:
      Inactive construction supervisor
$25
      Residential building contractor or residential roofing and repair contractor, new
$300
         Renewal
$150
   The following licenses shall be issued by planning and development services:
Sign and outdoor advertising contractors. Advertising signs; includes engaging in the commercial billboard or advertising board business by erecting or maintaining ground, roof, wall, or other signs
         Biennial fee
$200
      Manufactured home park
         Annual fee
$100
      Vendor
         Annual fee
$35
 
(1992 Code, § 23-24) (Ord. 93-93, passed 12-6-1993; Ord. 113-94, passed 12-19-1994; Ord. 81-95, passed 6-5-1995; Ord. 93-95, passed 7-3-1995; Ord. 73-00, passed 8-14-2000; Ord. 115-01, passed 12-10-2001; Ord. 123-01, passed 12-10-2001; Ord. 22-04, passed 3-1-2004; Ord. 24-04, passed 3-1-2004; Ord. 25-04, passed 3-1-2004; Ord. 43-05, passed 4-18-2005; Ord. 37-06, passed 3-20-2006; Ord. 30-07, passed 2-20-2007; Ord. 105-08, passed 8-18-2008; Ord. 50-13, passed 8-20-2013; Ord. 32-19, passed 3-19-2019; Ord. 14-21, passed 2-2- 2021; Ord. 111-23, passed 11-21-2023)
Cross-reference:
   Building, see ch. 150
§ 110.029 LICENSES ISSUED BY PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR.
   The following licenses shall be issued by the public health director:
License
Fee
License
Fee
Convalescent homes
   Annual fee
$24
Food processing and sales
   Grocery store. An establishment selling prepackaged food other than food eaten upon the premises or in the establishment without further preparation
      Annual fee for area greater than 250 square feet
$181
      Annual fee for area equal to or less than 250 square feet
$92
   Food processing. Manufacturing, cutting, cleaning, packaging, bottling, canning, preserving, mixing or processing food in any way to be offered for sale, whether wholesale or retail
      Annual fee
$181
   Additional fee based on square footage.
      Area less than 1,000 square feet
No additional fee
      1,000 to 5,000 square feet
$92
      Over 5,000 square feet
$181
   Late application. Annual review of grocery store and food processing applications received after December 31 of each year
$75 late fee
Food service establishments
   Annual license fee
      Size (square feet)
      0 to 2,500
$181
      2,501 to 5,000
$271
      5,001 and above
$362
   Annual renewal of food service establishment applications received after December 31 of each year
$75 late fee
   Plan review fee for new or remodeled food service establishments
      Size (square feet)
      0 to 2,500
$52
      2,501 to 5,000
$209
      5,001 and above
$302
   The fee for food services that are part of a grocery store complex shall be based on the actual square footage of the kitchen and eating area.
   The annual license fee charged includes one full service food preparation area. Additional food preparation areas shall be charged an additional $92 each.
   A $30 discount will be offered on the yearly invoice as a discount to an establishment that qualifies with an average of 94% or above compliance level for the preceding year’s routine inspections and the annual permit application is received prior to January 1 of each year.
Hospital
   Annual fee
$24
Pest control, extermination, fumigation
   Annual fee to engage in pest control, extermination or fumigation
$24
Tattoo artist
   Annual fee
$60
Tattoo establishment
   Annual fee
$173
 
(1992 Code, § 23-25) (Ord. 66-93, passed 8-16-1993; Ord. 77-93, passed 10-25-1993; Ord. 96-94, passed 10-31-1994; Ord. 142-95, passed 11-20-1995; Ord. 75-01, passed 8-6-2001; Ord. 15-03, passed 2-10-2003; Ord. 124-08, passed 10-14-2008; Ord. 57-09, passed 6-15-2009; Ord. 52-10, passed 6-21-2010; Ord. 44-11, passed 6-20-2011)
Cross-reference:
   Commercial garbage hauler required to have license, see § 57.065
   Convalescent home license generally, see §§ 114.030 through 114.034
   Health and sanitation, see ch. 92
   Hospital license required, see § 114.001
   License to engage in the processing and selling of food, see § 112.015
   Pest control license required, see § 120.020
§ 110.030 HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION FEE.
   The following fees shall be paid by the owner of a food service, grocery, food processor or other permitted establishment for health department follow-up inspections to be conducted as follows:
 
Inspection
Fee
Follow-up inspection
$92
 
(1992 Code, § 23-25.1) (Ord. 57-09, passed 6-15-2009; Ord. 52-10, passed 6-21-2010; Ord. 44-11, passed 6-20-2011)
§ 110.031 HEALTH DEPARTMENT TEMPORARY EVENT FEE.
   The following fee shall be paid by a food service establishment that operates at a fixed location for a period of time of not more than 14 consecutive days in conjunction with a single event or celebration.
 
Event
Fee
Temporary event fee
$32
 
(1992 Code, § 23-25.2) (Ord. 57-09, passed 6-15-2009; Ord. 52-10, passed 6-21-2010; Ord. 44-11, passed 6-20-2011)
§ 110.032 LICENSES ISSUED BY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
   The following licenses shall be issued by the police department:
License
Fee
License
Fee
Airport authority security officer
   Annual fee
$50
Alarm installation and/or monitoring company
   Annual fee
$35
   Application fee
$75
Vehicle for hire driver (city transit drivers are exempt from this requirement)
   Annual fee (to be collected every 12 months following the original date of purchase)
$35
 
(1992 Code, § 23-26) (Ord. 103-00, passed 12-4-2000; Ord. 79-11, passed 10-11-2011)
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