Every town writes its own rules, and Charles Town, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 140 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. Charles Town, West Virginia
- 2. Codified Ordinances
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 90-2-5
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. CHARTER
- 9. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 10. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
- 11. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
- 12. ARTICLE 102 Corporate Boundaries
- 13. ARTICLE 103 Official Standards
- 14. ARTICLE 104 Wards, Elections Therein
- 15. ARTICLE 105 Elections
- 16. ARTICLE 107 Emergency Services
- 17. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
- 18. ARTICLE 111 Council
- 19. ARTICLE 113 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 20. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
- 21. ARTICLE 121 Mayor and City Council Compenstion
- 22. ARTICLE 123 City Manager
- 23. ARTICLE 125 City Attorney
- 24. ARTICLE 127 Clerk
- 25. ARTICLE 129 Treasurer
- 26. ARTICLE 131 Police Department
- 27. ARTICLE 133 Fire Department
- 28. ARTICLE 135 Planning Commission
- 29. ARTICLE 136 Rental Dwelling Units
- 30. ARTICLE 137 Building Commission
- 31. ARTICLE 138 Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners
- 32. ARTICLE 139 Sanitary Board
- 33. ARTICLE 141 Historic Landmarks Commission
- 34. ARTICLE 143 City Engineer
- 35. ARTICLE 145 Employment Provisions
- 36. ARTICLE 146 Waterworks Board
- 37. ARTICLE 147 Utility Board
- 38. ARTICLE 148 Schedule of Appeal Fees and Other Charges
- 39. ARTICLE 154 Equal Opportunity
- 40. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
- 41. ARTICLE 171 Municipal Court
- 42. ARTICLE 177 Juries
- 43. PART TWO - HOME RULE
- 44. ARTICLE 202 Conveyance of City Property Without Auction
- 45. ARTICLE 203 Consumer Sales Tax
- 46. ARTICLE 205 Community Enhancement Districts
- 47. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 48. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 49. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
- 50. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 51. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
- 52. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 53. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 54. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 55. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
- 56. ARTICLE 331 Accidents
- 57. ARTICLE 333 Driving Under the Influence; Reckless Driving
- 58. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
- 59. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
- 60. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
- 61. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
- 62. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
- 63. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
- 64. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
- 65. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 66. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
- 67. ARTICLE 351 Licensing
- 68. ARTICLE 353 Commercial Drivers
- 69. ARTICLE 355 All-Terrain Vehicles (Repealed)
- 70. ARTICLE 357 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
- 71. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
- 72. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
- 73. ARTICLE 365 Charles Town Parking District
- 74. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
- 75. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
- 76. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
- 77. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 78. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 79. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
- 80. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
- 81. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
- 82. ARTICLE 522 Private Outdoor Designated Areas
- 83. ARTICLE 525 Minors
- 84. ARTICLE 527 Noise Control
- 85. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 86. ARTICLE 530 Loitering
- 87. ARTICLE 531 Simple Possession of Marijuana
- 88. ARTICLE 532 Wandering, Remaining in or Prowling Public Places with Purpose of Obtaining or Selling Controlled Substance; Disorderly Person Offense
- 89. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
- 90. ARTICLE 541 Railroads
- 91. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
- 92. ARTICLE 549 Drug and Gang Houses, Houses of Prostitution, and Illegal Gambling Houses
- 93. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 94. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulations
- 95. ARTICLE 705 Adult Use Businesses (Repealed)
- 96. ARTICLE 713 Advertising
- 97. CHAPTER THREE - Taxes and Service Charges
- 98. ARTICLE 741 Municipal License Tax
- 99. ARTICLE 745 Business and Occupation Tax
- 100. ARTICLE 749 Public Utility Service Tax
- 101. ARTICLE 753 Room Occupancy Tax
- 102. ARTICLE 757 Intoxicating Liquor
- 103. ARTICLE 761 Nonintoxicating Beer
- 104. ARTICLE 765 Private Clubs
- 105. ARTICLE 769 Wine Distributors and Retailers
- 106. ARTICLE 770 Municipal Service Fee For Street Improvements
- 107. ARTICLE 771 Municipal Service Fee for Yard Waste Pickup
- 108. ARTICLE 772 Parks and Recreational Facilities
- 109. ARTICLE 773 Tax Information Disclosure
- 110. ARTICLE 774 Special Charge for Municipal Emergency Services
- 111. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 112. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 113. ARTICLE 905 Streets
- 114. ARTICLE 906 Design Specifications (Repealed)
- 115. ARTICLE 907 Outdoor Dining
- 116. ARTICLE 909 Sidewalks
- 117. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
- 118. ARTICLE 921 Sewers
- 119. ARTICLE 925 Water Rates
- 120. ARTICLE 926 Underground Utilities
- 121. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
- 122. ARTICLE 951 Garbage Collection
- 123. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
- 124. ARTICLE 1102 Animals and Fowl
- 125. ARTICLE 1103 Weeds, Trees and Shrubs
- 126. ARTICLE 1104 Trees
- 127. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 128. ARTICLE 1331 Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
- 129. ARTICLE 1351 Comprehensive Plan
- 130. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 131. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 132. CHAPTER ONE - Technical Codes
- 133. ARTICLE 1705 West Virginia State Building Code
- 134. ARTICLE 1733 National Electrical Code (Repealed)
- 135. CHAPTER THREE - Local Provisions
- 136. ARTICLE 1741 Flood Control
- 137. ARTICLE 1742 Certificate of Continuing Occupancy
- 138. ARTICLE 1749 Swimming Pools (Repealed)
- 139. ARTICLE 1757 Numbering Structures
- 140. ARTICLE 1759 Vacant Buildings