Roofing in Sturgis, South Dakota

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Sturgis Ordinances Title 2, Section 2.02.01, ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODE, adopts "(1) the 2021 (IRC) International residential Code Chapters 1-10, 12-16, 18 and 33 and appendices AB, AC, AE, AV, AQ, AJ, but not including section 313 in its entirety" and "(2) the 2021 (IBC) International Building Code Chapters 1-12, 14-26,28, 30-35 including appendix G Flood-Resistant Construction, appendix I patio covers, appendix J Grading," together with the 2021 International Fire Code and the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code with amendments. THE ADOPTED RANGE MATTERS FOR ROOFING: "Chapters 1-10" includes Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies, and none of the excluded blocks reaches it. The City links the adopted editions directly from its Building and Inspections page, labelling them "as adopted by the City." THE ADOPTION CARRIES EXACTLY THREE LOCAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RESIDENTIAL CODE and one of them is a roofing rule: the same subsection continues "The following portions as are herein modified and listed. Subsection 3.02 and the related information and explanation shown at figure 301.2(4) amended to require a structure be designed to meet or exceed a 40-pound ground snow load: and figure 302.13 residential basements finished less than 50% shall not be required to have 1/2" gypsum board installed on the lid throughout: and figure 905.1.2 Ice and water barrier membrane required." The word "figure" is the City's own usage in all three modifications and is reproduced rather than tidied; the provisions being pointed at are sections rather than figures. THE 40 POUND GROUND SNOW LOAD IS THE ONLY CELL OF THE CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA TABLE STURGIS FILLS IN. It publishes no design wind speed anywhere: the phrase "wind speed" occurs zero times in the whole of Title 2, and the City's building pages carry no design criteria sheet. A roofer needing a wind figure for fastening or product selection has to ask the Building Inspector's Office for it. Title 2 itself carries its revision history on its face: "(This Title revised with Ordinance 2016-10, effective 12-28-2016) (This title revised entirely with Ordinance 2022-07, effective 5-17-2022)." SOUTH DAKOTA'S FRAMEWORK BEHIND THIS IS AN OPT-IN WITH A CEILING, which is the opposite of the arrangement in most states. There is no statewide residential building code at all: SDCL 11-10-6 sets a statewide 2024 International Building Code default and says it does "not apply to any residential structure." SDCL 11-10-12 makes residential adoption a municipal option, provides that a governing body "may enact requirements ... by adopting the 2024 edition of the International Residential Code," and bars it from imposing "any requirements that are more stringent than the requirements in the 2024 edition." That section did not exist before 2022-07-01, when SB 90 of 2022 created it naming the 2021 edition, and SL 2026 ch 59 raised the named edition to 2024 effective 2026-07-01. Sturgis' Ordinance 2022-07 took effect 5-17-2022, a few weeks before the statute existed, and it names the 2021 edition by name rather than floating with the statute, so it did not move when the statute did. Nothing in SDCL chapter 11-10 requires a municipality to refresh its edition and the chapter states no sanction for any departure.

Permits are applied for through the CitizenServe portal at www2.citizenserve.com/sturgis; the Building Inspector's Office is at the Public Works Campus and is reached on 605-347-4422, option 4. The City describes the flow: "All building permits are obtained by using the Citizenserve web portal. Supporting documentation can be uploaded at the time of application ... Payments can only be made once the application is approved." Timing on an issued permit: "Construction must start within 180 days of issue. A permit is good for one year from the date of issue." THE FEE IS VALUATION-BASED and the published schedule begins at the same figure as the permit threshold: "$701 to $2,000 - $20.00 plus $2.50 for each additional $100 in valuation," then "$2,001 to $25,000 - $57.00 plus $10.50 for each additional $1,000," and upward from there. Inspection charges under Section 2.04.08 are $50 per hour for after-hours, holiday and re-inspections, and the ordinance requires "A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours' notice." STURGIS DELIBERATELY DOES NOT PUBLISH WHICH INSPECTIONS A JOB WILL DRAW, and that refusal is itself the answer to the question. Section 2.04.07, REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, provides: "Due to the fact that inspections vary depending on whether the project is or includes a structure, street, sewer, water, etcetera, contractors shall be required to contact the Building Inspector's Office to acquire a list of required inspections for each individual project. In the event any contractor fails to call for an inspection, the project may be stopped until an inspection can be made." It adds that "The specific inspections required for each project shall be determined by the Building Inspector's Office," which retains "the discretion and authority to require any necessary testing and/or inspections." So the inspection schedule for a reroof here is set per project by the Building Inspector's Office rather than published in advance, and the first call on any job should be to ask for it. The City also states that the 40 pound ground snow load is a local amendment to the adopted code, which is worth confirming against any structural work uncovered during a tear-off.