{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-7-25a-44","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 7-25A-44","heading":"Factors for consideration by commission.","body":"The county commission after conducting a hearing pursuant to this chapter, shall consider the following:\n(1) Whether all statements contained within the petition have been found to be true and correct;\n(2) Whether all the debts will be paid or assumed prior to termination;\n(3) Whether fifty percent of the owners have consented to the termination or contraction;\n(4) Whether, in the sound discretion of the county commissioners, there is good cause for termination or contraction of the district;\n(5) Whether, in a proposed expansion, the expansion of the district is consistent with any applicable comprehensive plan or effective local government plan;\n(6) Whether, in a proposed expansion, the affected area is sufficiently contiguous to the existing district to be developable with the existing district as one functional interrelated community; and\n(7) Whether, in a proposed expansion, the probable beneficial impact of the expansion of the district outweighs any probable adverse socioeconomic impact of the proposed expansion of the district.","path":["TITLE 7. COUNTIES","CHAPTER 7-25A. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/7-25A-44","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"c740c8dc4bc4648485667ca78f7f6326c8b0ec8d26ea5c64cacfe0fda01e5d06","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-7-25a-43","next":"us-sd/sdcl-7-25a-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}