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

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1. Lewisburg, West Virginia
2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LEWISBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
3. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
4. EDITOR'S NOTE
5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
6. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LEWISBURG
7. ARTICLE I - POWERS OF THE CITY
8. SECTION 1.01. INCORPORATION.
9. SECTION 1.02. POWERS OF THE CITY.
10. SECTION 1.03. CONSTRUCTION.
11. SECTION 1.04. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
12. SECTION 1.05. RESIDENCY.
13. SECTION 1.06. OPEN GOVERNMENT.
14. ARTICLE II - LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
15. SECTION 2.01 POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITY COUNCIL.
16. SECTION 2.02. COMPOSITION, ELIGIBILITY, ELECTION AND TERMS.
17. SECTION 2.03. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
18. SECTION 2.04. ETHICS AND PROHIBITIONS.
19. SECTION 2.05. VACANCIES; FORFEITURE OF OFFICE; REMOVAL FROM OFFICE; FILLING OF VACANCIES.
20. SECTION 2.06. JUDGE OF QUALIFICATIONS.
21. SECTION 2.07. INQUIRIES OR INVESTIGATIONS.
22. SECTION 2.08. DELETED
23. SECTION 2.09. INDEPENDENT AUDIT.
24. SECTION 2.10. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.
25. SECTION 2.11. ACTION REQUIRING AN ORDINANCE.
26. SECTION 2.12. ORDINANCES IN GENERAL.
27. SECTION 2.13. EMERGENCY ORDINANCES.
28. SECTION 2.14. FRANCHISES.
29. SECTION 2.15. CODIFICATION AND PRINTING.
30. ARTICLE III - EXECUTIVE BRANCH
31. SECTION 3.01. APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MAYOR. (Mayor-Manager plan)
32. SECTION 3.02. QUALIFICATIONS OF MAYOR.
33. SECTION 3.03 COMPENSATION OF MAYOR.
34. SECTION 3.04. PUBLIC ETHICS AND PROHIBITIONS.
35. SECTION 3.05. VACANCIES; FORFEITURE OF OFFICE; REMOVAL FROM OFFICE; FILLING OF VACANCIES.
36. SECTION 3.06 CITY CLERK.
37. SECTION 3.07 APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER
38. SECTION 3.08 APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY TREASURER
39. ARTICLE IV - ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
40. SECTION 4.01. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
41. SECTION 4.02. BOARDS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS.
42. SECTION 4.03. JUDGE OF THE POLICE COURT.
43. SECTION 4.04. CITY ATTORNEY.
44. SECTION 4.05. PERSONNEL SYSTEM.
45. ARTICLE V - FINANCIAL PROCEDURES
46. SECTION 5.01. FISCAL YEAR.
47. SECTION 5.02. SUBMISSION OF BUDGET AND BUDGET MESSAGE.
48. SECTION 5.03. BUDGET MESSAGE.
49. SECTION 5.04. BUDGET.
50. SECTION 5.05. CAPITAL PROGRAM.
51. SECTION 5.06. COUNCIL ACTION ON BUDGET.
52. SECTION 5.07. COUNCIL ACTION ON CAPITAL PROGRAM.
53. SECTION 5.08. PUBLIC RECORDS.
54. SECTION 5.09. AMENDMENTS AFTER ADOPTION.
55. SECTION 5.10. LAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS.
56. SECTION 5.11. ADMINISTRATION OF BUDGET.
57. ARTICLE VI - PLANNING AND ZONING
58. SECTION 6.01. PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
59. SECTION 6.02. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
60. SECTION 6.03. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
61. SECTION 6.05. MEMBERSHIP AND VACANCIES IN OFFICE.
62. ARTICLE VII - NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
63. SECTION 7.01. CITY ELECTIONS.
64. SECTION 7.02. NOMINATIONS, NOMINATING CONVENTIONS AND CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES.
65. SECTION 7.03. BALLOTS.
66. SECTION 7.04. DETERMINATION OF ELECTION RESULTS.
67. ARTICLE VIII - PROHIBITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
68. SECTION 8.01. PROHIBITIONS.
69. SECTION 8.02. GIFTS.
70. SECTION 8.03. HOLDING TWO OFFICES.
71. SECTION 8.04. DELETED.
72. SECTION 8.05. OATHS AND BONDING OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
73. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
74. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
75. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
76. ARTICLE 103 Elections
77. ARTICLE 105 City Government Ethics
78. ARTICLE 106 Conveyance of Surplus Property
79. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
80. ARTICLE 115 Council
81. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
82. ARTICLE 121 Mayor
83. ARTICLE 123 City Clerk
84. ARTICLE 125 City Treasurer
85. ARTICLE 127 City Manager
86. ARTICLE 129 City Attorney
87. ARTICLE 131 Police Department
88. ARTICLE 133 Fire Department
89. ARTICLE 135 Emergency Services Agency
90. ARTICLE 137 Human Rights Commission
91. ARTICLE 139 Library Board
92. ARTICLE 141 Historic Landmark Commission
93. ARTICLE 143 Planning Commission
94. ARTICLE 145 Board of Park Commissioners
95. ARTICLE 147 Municipal Building Commission
96. ARTICLE 149 Employment Provisions
97. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
98. ARTICLE 171 Municipal Court
99. ARTICLE 175 Juries
100. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
101. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
102. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
103. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
104. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
105. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
106. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
107. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
108. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
109. ARTICLE 331 Crashes
110. ARTICLE 333 Driving Under the Influence; Reckless Driving
111. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
112. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
113. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
114. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
115. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
116. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
117. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
118. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
119. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
120. ARTICLE 351 Licensing Generally
121. ARTICLE 353 Commercial Drivers
122. ARTICLE 355 All-Terrain Vehicles
123. ARTICLE 357 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
124. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
125. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
126. ARTICLE 365 Junk and Abandoned Vehicles
127. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
128. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
129. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
130. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
131. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl
132. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
133. ARTICLE 511 Drug Offenses
134. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
135. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
136. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
137. ARTICLE 525 Minors
138. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
139. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
140. ARTICLE 541 Railroads
141. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
142. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
143. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulation
144. ARTICLE 705 Soliciting and Canvassing
145. ARTICLE 709 Gambling Establishments
146. CHAPTER THREE - Taxes and Service Charges
147. ARTICLE 721 City Licenses
148. ARTICLE 725 Hotel-Motel Tax
149. ARTICLE 729 Municipal Services Fee
150. ARTICLE 730 Fire Service Fee
151. ARTICLE 733 Public Utility Service Tax
152. ARTICLE 737 Business and Occupation Tax
153. ARTICLE 741 Alcoholic Beverages
154. CHAPTER 750 Municipal Sales and Use Taxes
155. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
156. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
157. ARTICLE 905 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
158. ARTICLE 909 Excavations
159. ARTICLE 911 Trees
160. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
161. ARTICLE 935 Water Regulations
162. CHAPTER 941
163. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
164. ARTICLE 945 Garbage and Refuse Collection
165. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
166. ARTICLE 1111 Nuisances
167. ARTICLE 1121 Vacant Structures
168. ARTICLE 1131 911 Addressing and Mapping
169. ARTICLE 1141 Alternative Enforcement of External Sanitation and Common Nuisances
170. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
171. CHAPTER ONE - Subdivision Regulations
172. ARTICLE 1301 General Provisions
173. ARTICLE 1305 Procedures and Administration
174. ARTICLE 1309 Design Principles
175. ARTICLE 1313 Improvements
176. ARTICLE 1317 Plat Preparation and Approval Procedure
177. ARTICLE 1321 Variations and Exceptions
178. ARTICLE 1325 Recreational Facilities
179. ARTICLE 1326 Site Plan Review
180. CHAPTER THREE - Zoning Ordinance
181. ARTICLE 1331 Purpose and Introduction
182. ARTICLE 1333 Definitions
183. ARTICLE 1335 Districts Established; Classification of Districts
184. ARTICLE 1337 Open Space and Conservation (OC) District
185. ARTICLE 1339 Low Density Residential (R1) District
186. ARTICLE 1341 Multi-Family Residential (R2) District
187. ARTICLE 1343 Office Residential (OR) District
188. ARTICLE 1345 Educational and Institutional (EI) District
189. ARTICLE 1347 Community Center (CC) District
190. ARTICLE 1349 Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) District
191. ARTICLE 1351 General Commercial (C-2) District
192. ARTICLE 1353 Industrial (I1) District
193. ARTICLE 1355 Planned Unit Development (PUD) District
194. ARTICLE 1357 Scenic Overlay (SO) District
195. ARTICLE 1359 Historic Overlay (HO) District
196. ARTICLE 1361 Conditional Use Standards
197. ARTICLE 1363 General Provisions
198. ARTICLE 1365 Supplemental Regulations
199. ARTICLE 1367 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
200. ARTICLE 1369 Small Cell Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
201. ARTICLE 1371 Signs
202. ARTICLE 1373 Administration; Enforcement
203. ARTICLE 1375 Board of Zoning Appeals; Appeals
204. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
205. ARTICLE 1511 West Virginia Fire Code
206. APPENDIXES
207. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
208. ARTICLE 1709 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (Repealed)
209. ARTICLE 1713 Floodplain Ordinance