Sioux Falls Sign and Outdoor Advertising Bond
What it is & who requires it
Sign contractors erecting, installing and maintaining signs in Sioux Falls. The license is required of anyone engaging in the activity or business of sign or outdoor advertising in the city, and it is a separate credential from the city’s sign wiring contractor license, which is an electrical trade covering the wiring rather than the structure. A contractor who both erects a sign and wires it needs both. Insurance is a separate section of the chapter and is carried alongside the bond.
Obligee: City of Sioux Falls (Zoning Enforcement Manager). Citation: Sioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 155.019 (Bond required); § 155.015 (License required); § 155.016 (Chapter 110 applicable); § 155.017 (Insurance); § 155.018 (Transferability); § 110.028 (Licenses issued by planning and development services — sign and outdoor advertising contractors); Ord. 30-87, passed 5-18-1987; Ord. 157-95, passed 12-18-1995.
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $10,000.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Continuous — the ordinance requires a continuous bond held for as long as the license is in force.
Renewal: Biennial, on the city’s sign and outdoor advertising license cycle.
Filing
Delivered to the zoning enforcement manager and maintained continuously as a condition of the license, with the licensee as principal and the city as obligee for its benefit and that of consumers dealing with the contractor. The ordinance names a corporate surety authorized to transact business in South Dakota and offers no substitute, and the sum is stated flatly. One feature sets this bond apart from the city’s other trade bonds and is worth knowing: claims upon it may be filed by any person damaged by the principal’s failure to perform, not only by the city — where the electrical and building bonds reserve claims to the city itself. What it secures is compliance with the sign chapter and with the city’s zoning chapter, so a sign placed in breach of the zoning rules is within its reach. The bond is expressly in addition to all other license bonds.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-01).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Sioux Falls Sign and Outdoor Advertising Bond?
- It’s required by City of Sioux Falls (Zoning Enforcement Manager) (Sioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 155.019 (Bond required); § 155.015 (License required); § 155.016 (Chapter 110 applicable); § 155.017 (Insurance); § 155.018 (Transferability); § 110.028 (Licenses issued by planning and development services — sign and outdoor advertising contractors); Ord. 30-87, passed 5-18-1987; Ord. 157-95, passed 12-18-1995). Sign contractors erecting, installing and maintaining signs in Sioux Falls. The license is required of anyone engaging in the activity or business of sign or outdoor advertising in the city, and it is a separate credential from the city’s sign wiring contractor license, which is an electrical trade covering the wiring rather than the structure. A contractor who both erects a sign and wires it needs both. Insurance is a separate section of the chapter and is carried alongside the bond.
- How much is the Sioux Falls Sign and Outdoor Advertising Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Sioux Falls Sign and Outdoor Advertising Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Continuous — the ordinance requires a continuous bond held for as long as the license is in force. Renewal: Biennial, on the city’s sign and outdoor advertising license cycle.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-09-01); the source link is on this page.
