South Dakota Code § 11-9-9

Areas conducive to disease or crime defined as blighted
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Any area, including slum area, in which the structures, buildings, or improvements, by reason of:
(1) Dilapidation, age, or obsolescence;
(2) Inadequate provisions for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces;
(3) High density of population and overcrowding;
(4) The existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes; or
(5) Any combination of such factors;
are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, and which is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare, is a blighted area.

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