Every town writes its own rules, and Martinsburg, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 57 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 of the City of Martinsburg, West Virginia
- 2. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 3. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
- 4. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 6. CHARTER
- 7. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 8. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
- 9. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
- 11. ARTICLE 115 Contracts with Other Jurisdictions
- 12. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
- 13. ARTICLE 122 Mayor Pro Tem
- 14. ARTICLE 154 Nondiscrimination Policy
- 15. ARTICLE 155 Special Events
- 16. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
- 17. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 18. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 19. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 20. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
- 21. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
- 22. ARTICLE 357 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
- 23. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
- 24. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
- 25. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 26. ARTICLE 550 Reckless Management or Control of Residential Real Estate
- 27. ARTICLE 551 Vacant or Open Buildings; Watchman
- 28. ARTICLE 552 Drug and Gang Houses, Houses of Prostitution, and Other Disorderly Houses
- 29. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
- 30. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulations
- 31. CHAPTER THREE - Taxation and Service Charges
- 32. ARTICLE 756 Municipal Sales Tax
- 33. ARTICLE 768 Liens for Delinquent City Fees
- 34. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 35. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 36. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
- 37. ARTICLE 936 Martinsburg Stormwater Utility
- 38. ARTICLE 937 Stormwater Management and Surface Water Discharge Control
- 39. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
- 40. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
- 41. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 42. CHAPTER ONE - Subdivision Regulations
- 43. ARTICLE 1305 Subdivision and Land Development Application and Approval Requirements
- 44. ARTICLE 1307 Site Planning and Design Specifications
- 45. ARTICLE 1309 Guarantee of Improvements
- 46. CHAPTER THREE - Zoning
- 47. ARTICLE 1321 General Zoning Provisions
- 48. ARTICLE 1323 Definitions
- 49. ARTICLE 1325 Zoning Districts
- 50. ARTICLE 1327 Zoning Uses
- 51. ARTICLE 1329 Supplemental Regulations
- 52. ARTICLE 1331 Signs
- 53. ARTICLE 1333 Administration of the Historic Preservation District
- 54. CHAPTER FIVE - Comprehensive Plan
- 55. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 56. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 57. ARTICLE 1716 City Authority to File Liens on Real Property
- 58. ARTICLE 1717 Citations for External Sanitation Violations and Common Nuisances