Every town writes its own rules, and Barboursville, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 139 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- 1. CODIFIED ORDINANCES
- 2. CERTIFICATION
- 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 4. ADOPTING ORD. #89-08
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. HISTORICAL NOTE
- 8. CHARTER
- 9. ARTICLE TWO MAYOR
- 10. ARTICLE THREE COUNCIL
- 11. ARTICLE FOUR VILLAGE RECORDER
- 12. ARTICLE FIVE VILLAGE ATTORNEY
- 13. ARTICLE SIX MUNICIPAL COURT
- 14. ARTICLE SEVEN TAXATION
- 15. ARTICLE EIGHT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
- 16. ARTICLE EIGHT-A VILLAGE PARK BOARD
- 17. ARTICLE NINE BARBOURSVILLE SANITARY BOARD
- 18. ARTICLE TEN DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
- 19. ARTICLE ELEVEN PERSONNEL
- 20. ARTICLE TWELVE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
- 21. ARTICLE THIRTEEN CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT
- 22. ARTICLE FOURTEEN PLANNING AND ZONING
- 23. ARTICLE FIFTEEN GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 24. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 25. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
- 26. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
- 27. ARTICLE 103 Elections
- 28. ARTICLE 104 Municipal Fees
- 29. ARTICLE 105 Emergency Services
- 30. ARTICLE 107 Purchasing Procedures
- 31. ARTICLE 109 Municipal Vehicles and Equipment
- 32. ARTICLE 111 Ethics in Government
- 33. ARTICLE 112 Property Transactions
- 34. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
- 35. ARTICLE 113 Council
- 36. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
- 37. ARTICLE 121 Mayor
- 38. ARTICLE 125 Village Recorder
- 39. ARTICLE 129 Village Attorney
- 40. ARTICLE 131 Department of Finance
- 41. ARTICLE 133 Department of Public Works
- 42. ARTICLE 137 Sanitary Board
- 43. ARTICLE 139 Planning Commission
- 44. ARTICLE 143 Park Board
- 45. ARTICLE 145 Employment Provisions
- 46. ARTICLE 147 Municipal Building Commission
- 47. ARTICLE 148 Barboursville Senior Center
- 48. ARTICLE 149 Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
- 49. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
- 50. ARTICLE 153 Municipal Court
- 51. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 52. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 53. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
- 54. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 55. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
- 56. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 57. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 58. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 59. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
- 60. ARTICLE 331 Crashes
- 61. ARTICLE 333 Driving Under the Influence; Reckless Driving
- 62. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
- 63. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
- 64. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
- 65. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
- 66. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
- 67. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
- 68. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
- 69. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 70. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
- 71. ARTICLE 351 Licensing Generally
- 72. ARTICLE 353 Commercial Drivers
- 73. ARTICLE 355 Off-Road and All-Terrain Vehicles
- 74. ARTICLE 357 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
- 75. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
- 76. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
- 77. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
- 78. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
- 79. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
- 80. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 81. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl
- 82. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 83. ARTICLE 511 Drug Abuse Control
- 84. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
- 85. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
- 86. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
- 87. ARTICLE 525 Minors
- 88. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 89. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
- 90. ARTICLE 541 Railroads
- 91. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
- 92. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
- 93. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulations
- 94. ARTICLE 705 Sales From Motor Vehicles
- 95. ARTICLE 711 Oil and Gas Wells
- 96. ARTICLE 715 Pawnbroker Regulations
- 97. CHAPTER THREE - Taxation and Service Charges
- 98. ARTICLE 733 Business and Occupation Tax Revised June 17, 20251
- 99. ARTICLE 735 Confidentiality of Information
- 100. ARTICLE 737 License Taxes Revised June 17, 20251
- 101. ARTICLE 741 Public Utility Tax
- 102. ARTICLE 745 Commercial Garbage Collection Services
- 103. ARTICLE 749 Intoxicating Liquor
- 104. ARTICLE 753 Private Clubs
- 105. ARTICLE 757 Nonintoxicating Beer and Wine
- 106. ARTICLE 761 Hotel Occupancy Tax
- 107. ARTICLE 765 Municipal Sales and Use Tax
- 108. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 109. ARTICLE 907 Excavations
- 110. ARTICLE 909 Curb to Property Line Improvements
- 111. ARTICLE 915 Trees and Shrubs
- 112. ARTICLE 929 Sewer Regulations
- 113. ARTICLE 933 Sewer Charges
- 114. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
- 115. ARTICLE 1109 Smoking Prohibitions
- 116. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 117. ARTICLE 1309 Mobile Homes
- 118. ARTICLE 1313 Used Car Lots, Automobile Salvage and Wrecking Operations; Junkyards; Outdoor Storage
- 119. ARTICLE 1321 Multifamily Dwellings
- 120. ARTICLE 1323 Townhouses
- 121. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 122. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 123. ARTICLE 1705 West Virginia State Building Code
- 124. ARTICLE 1709 Floodplain Regulations
- 125. ARTICLE 1713 Unsafe and Unsanitary Structures
- 126. ARTICLE 1717 Storm Water Management and Surface Water Discharge Control Plan
- 127. PART NINETEEN - LOCATION OF AND REGULATING ADULTS ONLY ESTABLISHMENTS OFFERING EXOTIC ENTERTAINMENT
- 128. ARTICLE 1903 Definitions
- 129. ARTICLE 1905 Land Regulation and Use
- 130. ARTICLE 1907 Location
- 131. ARTICLE 1909 Landscaping and Screening
- 132. ARTICLE 1911 Parking
- 133. ARTICLE 1913 Road Access
- 134. ARTICLE 1915 Drainage and Storm Sewers
- 135. ARTICLE 1917 Signs
- 136. ARTICLE 1919 Application
- 137. ARTICLE 1921 Administration and Enforcement
- 138. ARTICLE 1923 Violations
- 139. ARTICLE 1925 Appeal