If any resident of an incorporated municipality files with the finance officer of the municipality, or if any resident of a county files with the county auditor a written request that the resident be notified of the time and place of hearing upon any specified application for a license for the retail on-sale or off-sale of alcoholic beverages, the finance officer or county auditor shall give notice to the resident. The notice shall be sent by mail a sufficient length of time before the hearing to allow the resident a reasonable opportunity to be present.
SDCL 35-2-4