Esling v. Krambeck

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] In this appeal from a denial of a writ of certiorari, we review the circuit court’s ruling that the City of Spearfish lawfully annexed territory under a voluntary petition for annexation. We affirm.

Background

[If 2.] A petition for voluntary annexation under SDCL 9-4-1 was presented to the Spearfish Planning Commission for concurrent annexation and zoning. The property involved is locally known as “Centennial Valley.” It includes the county airport, a few small ranches, the Daryll Propp land (formerly the Frawley Ranch), and the John Esling ranch. The petitioned…