Administrative overview · FIPS 46047
Fall River County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Fall River County Emergency Management (Floodplain Administration)
For a project in or near Fall River County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
605-745-7562
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Fall River County Emergency Management, 906 North River Street, Hot Springs, SD 57747
Operating hours
Operating hours not verified
Review expectation
N/A. No standard floodplain permit review time is published. The ordinance defines a valid construction start as occurring within 180 days after permit issuance. The county notes that GIS staff can determine whether a site is in the floodplain, but field location work may take time when schedules are full.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Fall River County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Fall River County Emergency Management (Floodplain Administration) is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 605-745-7562 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A. No standard floodplain permit review time is published. The ordinance defines a valid construction start as occurring within 180 days after permit issuance. The county notes that GIS staff can determine whether a site is in the floodplain, but field location work may take time when schedules are full.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact Fall River County Emergency Manager Dar Coy at 605-745-7562 for floodplain permit review, required elevation or floodproofing documentation, and any compliance verification. The ordinance requires the administrator to record lowest-floor elevations and maintain required certifications, but publishes no online inspection scheduler or routine county structural inspection sequence.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Fall River County has no general rural planning/zoning or county structural building-code program. Within a Special Flood Hazard Area, Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance 2007-1A governs development and requires flood-resistant materials and methods, anchoring, elevation or floodproofing, utilities designed to minimize flood damage, and applicable engineer or architect certifications. State plumbing and electrical permits still apply. Outside Hot Springs and Edgemont, ordinary construction outside the mapped floodplain does not require a county building permit, although new structures, additions, mobile-home moves, demolition, and unrepaired major damage must be reported to the Director of Equalization. A county development permit is required before any construction or development in a Special Flood Hazard Area, including property with a LOMA or LOMR-F. Hot Springs and Edgemont administer their own municipal permits.