COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Lake Park-1 District boundary (pink outline) for Hamlin County.
It does not include parts of Brookings or Kingsbury Counties.
HAMLIN COUNTY ORDINANCES
First District Office
First District provides your required building permits
for Hamlin County.
Updated Zoning Ordinances (May 2022) for Lake Park District PDF
Zoning Ordinances – Table of Contents
BROOKINGS COUNTY ORDINANCES
FAST LINKS
to Hamlin County's:
Planning Commission (PC) MEETING AGENDA
Board of Adjustment (BOA) MEETING AGENDA
Public Notices
Commissioners' Meeting Agenda & Minutes
LAKE POINSETT is in DISTRICTS 4 and 5.
County Commissioner
Burt Tulson, Lake Norden, SD (605) 881-7809
Term Ends: 2026
District 4 – Norden/Florence Twps
County Commissioner
Larry Saathoff, Estelline, SD (605) 690-7960
Term Ends: 2022
District 5 – Estelline/Dempster Twps
County Commissioner - Chairman
Doug Noem, Bryant, SD (605) 628-2934
Term Ends: 2024
District Three - Bryant/Cleveland/Dixion/Garfield/Opdahl Twps
HAMLIN COUNTY DISTRICTS
District 1 – Castlewood/Hamlin/Florence Twps
District 2 – Brantford/Oxford/Hayti/Hazel Twps
District 3 – Bryant/Cleveland/Dixion/Garfield/Opdahl Twps
District 4 – Norden/Florence Twps
District 5 – Estelline/Dempster Twps
REQUIRED PERMITS
Hamlin County Building Permits:
Building, Variances, Conditional Use Permits (CUP), Plats.
Payton Carda, Zoning Officer (605) 882-5115
1stdistrict.org/hamlin-county-zoning website
Lake Poinsett Sanitation District (LPSD)
(605) 880-4503
Septic Systems, Garbage & Recyclables
PERMIT REQUIRED to install or modify a septic system.
Lake Poinsett Water Project District
(605) 203-0953
PERMIT REQUIRED for shoreline stabilization.
Corps of Engineers
(605) 224-8531
PERMIT REQUIRED -To fill any wetland (slough, lake, stream) to create upland areas.
SD GF&P
(605) 882-5200
#1 PERMIT REQUIRED to fill, drain, excavate, alter the shoreline or lake bottom lands.
#2 PERMIT REQUIRED Aquatic Vegetation Control with a chemical application.
SD Department of Transportation
(605) 882-5166
Approval required when private landowner’s actions impact Federal/State Roadways.
COUNTY MAPS
Hamlin County GIS Map - (Plats)
Brookings County Township Maps
FLOODING & EMERGENCY
INFORMATION
Hamlin County Emergency Management