(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, build, or construct, in the city, a billboard or other temporary structure for the purpose of advertising or attaching thereto advertising or display matter, without first having secured a permit therefor from the Council, and having paid the license fee required by this chapter.
(B) All applications for permit to erect the billboard or advertising board, shall be in writing and shall specify the requirements, size and manner of construction of the proposed billboard or advertising board, which application shall be presented at a regular meeting of the council, and shall be kept on file in the office of the City Finance Officer. The Council shall be the sole judge of the desirability of granting the permit. In case the permit is refused, the license fee shall be refunded.
(1975 Code, § 3-4) Penalty, see § 111.99
Statutory reference:
General authority of municipality relating to licenses, see SDCL §§ 9-34-1 et seq.
Power of municipality to regulate advertising, see SDCL § 9-30-3