Clarksburg, West Virginia, WV Municipal Code — every chapter, in plain language

Current through January 1, 2026 | State legislation current through - 2025 A.L.S.. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/clarksburg/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Clarksburg, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 207 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. Clarksburg, West Virginia
2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
3. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
4. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
6. CHARTER
7. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
8. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
9. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
10. ARTICLE 103 Official Standards
11. ARTICLE 105 Elections
12. ARTICLE 106 Absentee Ballots
13. ARTICLE 107 Emergency Services
14. ARTICLE 109 Financial Procedures
15. ARTICLE 112 Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program
16. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
17. ARTICLE 115 Council
18. ARTICLE 117 City Clerk
19. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
20. ARTICLE 120 Anti-nepotism
21. ARTICLE 121 Grant Application and Director of Grants and Community Development
22. ARTICLE 123 City Attorney
23. ARTICLE 125 Police Department
24. ARTICLE 127 Fire Department
25. ARTICLE 129 Department of Public Works
26. ARTICLE 131 Department of Finance
27. ARTICLE 133 Board of Park Commissioners
28. ARTICLE 135 Board of Directors of Public Library
29. ARTICLE 137 Planning Commission
30. ARTICLE 139 Sanitary Board
31. ARTICLE 141 Parking Authority
32. ARTICLE 143 Water Board
33. ARTICLE 145 Department of Development
34. ARTICLE 147 General Nathan Goff Armory
35. ARTICLE 149 Central West Virginia Transit Authority
36. ARTICLE 151 Youth Crisis Center Board
37. ARTICLE 153 Citizen’s Advisory Committee
38. ARTICLE 155 Urban Renewal Authority
39. ARTICLE 157 Personnel Department
40. ARTICLE 161 Employment Provisions
41. ARTICLE 163 Indemnification of Officers, Agents and Employees
42. ARTICLE 165 Municipal Building Commission
43. ARTICLE 167 Housing Authority
44. ARTICLE 169 City/County Human Relations Commission
45. ARTICLE 171 Health Department
46. ARTICLE 173 Fire Civil Service Commission
47. ARTICLE 175 Police Civil Service Commission
48. ARTICLE 177 Clarksburg Development Authority
49. ARTICLE 178 Clarksburg Visitors’ Bureau
50. ARTICLE 179 Historic Landmarks Commission
51. ARTICLE 181 Clarksburg Land Reuse Agency
52. CHAPTER NINE - Judicial
53. ARTICLE 193 Police Court
54. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
55. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
56. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
57. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement; Impounding; General Code Penalty
58. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
59. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
60. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
61. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
62. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
63. ARTICLE 331 Crashes
64. ARTICLE 333 Driving While Intoxicated; Reckless Driving
65. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
66. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
67. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
68. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
69. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
70. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
71. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
72. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
73. ARTICLE 348 Electronic Communication Devices
74. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
75. ARTICLE 351 Licensing Generally
76. ARTICLE 353 Commercial Drivers
77. ARTICLE 355 All-Terrain Vehicles
78. ARTICLE 357 Retarder Brakes
79. ARTICLE 359 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
80. 359.01 Definitions.
81. 359.02 Rules for personal delivery devices and mobile carriers.
82. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
83. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
84. ARTICLE 363 On-Street Parking Meters
85. ARTICLE 365 Off-Street Parking
86. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
87. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
88. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
89. ARTICLE 375 Skateboards and Similar Devices
90. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
91. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl Generally
92. ARTICLE 507 Dogs
93. ARTICLE 508 Animal Cruelty; Minimum Standards of Care for Domestic Animals
94. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
95. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
96. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Sexual Offenses
97. ARTICLE 519 Junk Vehicles
98. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
99. ARTICLE 522 Private Outdoor Designated Areas
100. ARTICLE 525 Minors
101. ARTICLE 527 Noise Control
102. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
103. ARTICLE 531 Railroads
104. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
105. ARTICLE 535 Obscene Material
106. ARTICLE 536 Nude Dancing
107. ARTICLE 537 Safety and Sanitation
108. ARTICLE 541 Streets and Sidewalks
109. ARTICLE 545 Weapons
110. ARTICLE 549 Public Nuisances
111. ARTICLE 553 Hypodermic Needles and Syringes; Needle Exchange Program
112. ARTICLE 557 Deadly Weapons on Public Property and City Property
113. ARTICLE 561 Sitting and/or Lying on Public Sidewalks
114. ARTICLE 565 Community Service as Punishment for Violations of Municipal Ordinances
115. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
116. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulations
117. ARTICLE 711 General Licensing Procedure
118. ARTICLE 717 Going-Out-of-Business Sales
119. ARTICLE 723 Massage Parlors
120. ARTICLE 725 Mobile Food Vendors
121. ARTICLE 729 Transient Merchants; Peddlers and Solicitors
122. ARTICLE 730 Nonresident Police Service and Public Works Fees
123. ARTICLE 735 Coal Haulers
124. CHAPTER THREE - Taxation and Service Charges
125. ARTICLE 741 Municipal Business Registration License Tax
126. ARTICLE 745 Business and Occupation Tax
127. ARTICLE 746 Municipal Sales and Services Tax and Use Tax
128. ARTICLE 755 Nonintoxicating Beer
129. ARTICLE 759 Private Clubs
130. ARTICLE 763 Intoxicating Liquor
131. ARTICLE 765 Public Utilities Tax
132. ARTICLE 767 Hotel Occupancy Tax
133. ARTICLE 768 Contractor Licensing
134. ARTICLE 769 Retail Sale of Liquor
135. ARTICLE 770 Miscellaneous Fees
136. ARTICLE 771 False Alarm Fees
137. ARTICLE 773 Exotic Entertainment Facilities
138. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
139. CHAPTER ONE - Streets and Sidewalk Area
140. ARTICLE 905 Abandonment
141. ARTICLE 909 Assessments
142. ARTICLE 913 Installation and Repair
143. ARTICLE 915 Opening Procedure
144. ARTICLE 916 Street Names
145. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
146. ARTICLE 920 Stormwater Management and Surface Water Discharge Control
147. ARTICLE 925 General Provisions
148. ARTICLE 927 Cross Connection Control Program
149. ARTICLE 929 Sewer Regulations
150. ARTICLE 933 Sewer Charges
151. ARTICLE 937 Industrial Sewer Use
152. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
153. ARTICLE 957 Fire Service Protection
154. ARTICLE 958 Solid Waste Collection
155. ARTICLE 960 Compost Facility
156. ARTICLE 961 Park Regulations
157. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
158. ARTICLE 1109 Synthetic Cannabinoids
159. ARTICLE 1120 Camping on Public Property or Unauthorized Private Property
160. ARTICLE 1123 Trailers
161. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
162. CHAPTER ONE - Zoning Administration
163. ARTICLE 1301 General Provisions
164. ARTICLE 1305 Definitions
165. ARTICLE 1309 Administration and Enforcement
166. CHAPTER THREE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
167. ARTICLE 1315 Zoning Map and Districts Established
168. ARTICLE 1319 General Regulation and Interpretation
169. ARTICLE 1323 Residential Districts and Uses
170. ARTICLE 1324 Home Occupation Uses
171. ARTICLE 1327 Business Districts and Uses
172. ARTICLE 1331 Industrial Districts and Uses
173. ARTICLE 1335 Supplementary Regulations
174. ARTICLE 1335A Sign Regulations
175. ARTICLE 1335B Landscaping
176. ARTICLE 1337 Shade Tree Commission
177. ARTICLE 1339 Special Exceptions
178. ARTICLE 1340 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
179. ARTICLE 1343 Nonconforming Uses
180. ARTICLE 1344 Historic District Overlay Regulation
181. CHAPTER FIVE - Subdivision Ordinance
182. ARTICLE 1349 Intent, Purpose and Administration
183. ARTICLE 1353 Definitions
184. ARTICLE 1357 Procedure for Filing Subdivision Applications
185. ARTICLE 1361 Design Principles and Standards
186. ARTICLE 1365 Required improvements
187. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
188. ARTICLE 1507 Flammable Liquids
189. ARTICLE 1509 Woodburning Stoves and Chimneys
190. ARTICLE 1511 Open Burning
191. ARTICLE 1513 Combustible Underground Tanks
192. ARTICLE 1515 Fire Prevention Code
193. ARTICLE 1517 Key Lock Box Systems
194. PART SEVENTEEN - CODE ADMINISTRATION
195. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
196. ARTICLE 1705 Enforcement and Penalty
197. ARTICLE 1706 Contractors
198. ARTICLE 1707 Pavement Cut and Excavation
199. ARTICLE 1710 Building Street Numbers
200. CHAPTER THREE - Model Codes Adopted
201. ARTICLE 1712 State Building Code and SupplementalRegulations; Building Permits
202. ARTICLE 1714 Utility Excavation Permit
203. ARTICLE 1730 Vacant Building Registration Program
204. ARTICLE 1732 Maintenance of Vacant and Foreclosed Residential Properties
205. ARTICLE 1747 Flood Control
206. ARTICLE 1767 Rental Housing Registration Program
207. ARTICLE 1779 Weeds