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

Current through January 1, 2025 | State legislation current through 2024 A.L.S.. Official source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/moundsville/latest/overview

Every town writes its own rules, and Moundsville, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 252 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 Moundsville, West Virginia
2. CERTIFICATION
3. MOUNDSVILLE CITY OFFICIALS
4. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
5. EDITOR'S NOTE
6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
7. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
8. ARTICLE I INCORPORATION: FORM OF GOVERNMENT: POWERS
9. Section 1. Incorporation.
10. Section 2. Form of Government.
11. Section 3. Powers of the City.
12. ARTICLE II THE COUNCIL
13. Section 4. Number, Selection, Term.
14. Section 5. Qualifications.
15. Section 6. Salary.
16. Section 7. Presiding Officer: Mayor and Vice Mayor.
17. Section 8. Powers.
18. Section 9. Appointment of City Manager.
19. Section 10. Removal of City Manager.
20. Section 11. Council Not to Interfere in Appointments and Removals.
21. Section 12. Vacancies in Council.
22. Section 13. Creation of New Departments or Offices; Change of Duties.
23. Section 14. City Clerk.
24. Section 15. City Attorney.
25. Section 16. Meetings of Council.
26. Section 17. Council to be Judge of Qualifications of its Members.
27. Section 18. Rules of Procedure: Journal.
28. Section 19. Ordinances.
29. Section 20. Procedure for Passage of Ordinances.
30. Section 21. Annual Audit.
31. Section 22. Merit System.
32. ARTICLE III THE CITY MANAGER
33. Section 23. The City Manager; Qualifications.
34. Section 24. The City Manager; Powers and Duties.
35. Section 25. Absence of City Manager.
36. Section 26. Administrative Departments.
37. Section 27. Directors of Departments.
38. Section 28. Departmental Divisions.
39. ARTICLE IV BUDGET
40. Section 29. Fiscal Year.
41. Section 30. Preparation and Submission of Budget.
42. Section 31. Budget a Public Record.
43. Section 32. Public Hearing on Budget.
44. Section 33. Vote Required for Adoption.
45. ARTICLE V DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
46. Section 34. Director of Finance; Appointment, Qualifications and Salary.
47. Section 35. Director of Finance; Powers and Duties.
48. Section 36. Transfers of Appropriations.
49. Section 37. Accounting Supervision and Control.
50. Section 38. When Contracts and Expenditures Prohibited.
51. Section 39. Appropriations Lapse at End of Year.
52. Section 40. Fees Shall be Paid to City Government.
53. Section 41. Competitive Bidding.
54. Section 42. Contracts for City Improvements.
55. ARTICLE VI POLICE COURT
56. Section 43. Appointment of Police Judge; Qualifications; Salary.
57. Section 44. Police Court Judge; Jurisdiction; Duties and Powers.
58. Section 45. Temporary Judge.
59. ARTICLE VII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
60. Section 46. Municipal Elections.
61. Section 47. Wards.
62. Section 48. Candidates Filing for Election.
63. Section 49. Council Ballots.
64. Section 50. Election Regulations.
65. Section 51. Canvass.
66. ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS
67. Section 52. Removal of Officers and Employees.
68. Section 53. Right of City Manager and other Officers in Council.
69. Section 54. Investigations by Council or City Manager.
70. Section 55. Publicity of Records.
71. Section 56. Personal Interest.
72. Section 57. Official Bonds.
73. Section 58. Oath of Office.
74. Section 59. Effect of this Charter on Existing Law.
75. Section 60. Amending the Charter.
76. Section 61. Separability Clause.
77. ARTICLE IX SUCCESSION IN GOVERNMENT
78. Section 62. Rights of Officers and Employees Preserved.
79. Section 63. Continuance of Present Officers.
80. Section 64. Transfer of Records and Property.
81. Section 65. Continuity of Offices, Departments, or Agencies.
82. Section 66. Continuance of Contracts and Public Improvements.
83. Section 67. Pending Actions and Proceedings.
84. Section 68. Termination of Offices of Elective Officials.
85. ARTICLE X DEFINITION OF TERMS
86. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
87. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
88. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
89. ARTICLE 103 Elections
90. ARTICLE 105 Emergency Services
91. ARTICLE 107 Contracts and Purchasing
92. ARTICLE 109 Official Standards
93. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
94. ARTICLE 121 Council
95. ARTICLE 123 Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
96. ARTICLE 125 City Clerk
97. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
98. ARTICLE 133 City Manager
99. ARTICLE 135 City Attorney
100. ARTICLE 137 Department of Finance
101. ARTICLE 139 Police Department
102. ARTICLE 141 Fire Department
103. ARTICLE 143 Sanitary Board
104. ARTICLE 145 Water Board
105. ARTICLE 147 Office Supervisor
106. ARTICLE 149 Commissioner of Public Works
107. ARTICLE 151 Planning Commission
108. ARTICLE 153 Arts and Culture Commission
109. ARTICLE 155 Policy Regulations for Employees
110. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
111. ARTICLE 171 Police Court
112. CHAPTER EIGHT - City Property
113. ARTICLE 181 Use of City Property
114. CHAPTER 155
115. ARTICLE 155 Employee Policy Regulations
116. ARTICLE 157 Officers and Employees Generally
117. ARTICLE 158 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (Repealed)
118. ARTICLE 159 Historic Landmarks Commission
119. ARTICLE 160 Building Commission
120. ARTICLE 167 Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Commissions
121. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
122. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
123. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
124. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
125. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
126. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
127. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
128. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
129. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
130. ARTICLE 331 Crashes
131. ARTICLE 333 Driving Under the Influence; Reckless Driving
132. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
133. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
134. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
135. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
136. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
137. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
138. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
139. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
140. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
141. ARTICLE 351 Licensing Generally
142. ARTICLE 353 Commercial Drivers
143. ARTICLE 355 Prohibition of Operation and Use of Motorized Recreational Apparatus
144. ARTICLE 357 Electronic Communications Devices
145. ARTICLE 359 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
146. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
147. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
148. ARTICLE 362 Impoundment of Vehicles
149. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
150. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
151. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
152. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
153. ARTICLE 505 Animal Control and Treatment
154. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
155. ARTICLE 511 Fair Housing Practices
156. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
157. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
158. ARTICLE 519 Junked and Abandoned Vehicles
159. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
160. ARTICLE 525 Minors
161. ARTICLE 527 Noise Control
162. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
163. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
164. ARTICLE 541 Railroads
165. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
166. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
167. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulation and Licensing
168. ARTICLE 705 Administration and Enforcement
169. ARTICLE 709 Massage Parlors
170. ARTICLE 713 Charitable Solicitations
171. ARTICLE 717 Solicitors and Canvassers
172. ARTICLE 723 Special Sales
173. ARTICLE 727 Alarm Systems
174. ARTICLE 731 Secondhand Goods Dealers and Pawnbrokers
175. ARTICLE 733 Contractor Licensing
176. ARTICLE 735 Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act
177. ARTICLE 737 Trailer Camps
178. CHAPTER THREE - Taxation and Service Charges
179. ARTICLE 741 License Taxes
180. ARTICLE 745 Business and Occupation Tax
181. ARTICLE 753 Public Utility Excise Tax
182. ARTICLE 755 Admissions Tax
183. ARTICLE 759 Public Safety Charges
184. ARTICLE 760 Municipal Fee
185. ARTICLE 761 Hotel Occupancy Tax
186. ARTICLE 763 Intoxicating Liquor
187. ARTICLE 767 Wine Dealers
188. ARTICLE 771 Nonintoxicating Beer
189. ARTICLE 781 Collection of Municipal Fees and Taxes
190. ARTICLE 796 Municipal Sales and Service Tax and Municipal Use Tax
191. ARTICLE 803 Wage Garnishment and Suggestion
192. ARTICLE 773 Retail Sale of Liquor
193. ARTICLE 779 Refunds and Credits
194. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
195. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
196. ARTICLE 901 General Provisions
197. ARTICLE 907 Street Plants
198. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
199. ARTICLE 921 Sewer Regulations
200. ARTICLE 922 Stormwater Management and Surface Water Discharge Control
201. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
202. ARTICLE 953 Refuse Regulation and Collection
203. ARTICLE 954 Recycling
204. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
205. ARTICLE 1105 Building Nuisance Abatement and Demolition
206. ARTICLE 1106 Tobacco
207. ARTICLE 1107 Registration of Uninhabitable Buildings
208. ARTICLE 1109 Additional Methods of Enforcement of Exterior Sanitation and Public Nuisance Violations
209. ARTICLE 1111 Regulation of Graffiti
210. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
211. CHAPTER ONE - Subdivision Control
212. ARTICLE 1305 Purpose and Interpretation
213. ARTICLE 1307 Definitions
214. ARTICLE 1311 Procedures for Plat Approval
215. ARTICLE 1315 Design Standards
216. ARTICLE 1319 Improvement and Construction Specifications
217. ARTICLE 1323 Administration and Enforcement
218. CHAPTER THREE - Zoning Administration
219. ARTICLE 1331 Purpose and Introduction
220. ARTICLE 1333 Definitions
221. ARTICLE 1351 Districts Established; Classification of Districts
222. ARTICLE 1352 R-1: Residential Single-Family
223. ARTICLE 1353 Residential Multi-Family
224. ARTICLE 1354 C-1: Corridor Commercial
225. ARTICLE 1355 C-2: Historic and Neighborhood Commercial
226. ARTICLE 1356 M: Mixed-use
227. ARTICLE 1357 R-C: Recreation-Conservation
228. ARTICLE 1358 I: Industrial
229. ARTICLE 1359 RO: Riparian Overlay
230. ARTICLE 1361 Conditional Use Standards
231. ARTICLE 1362 Supplemental Regulations
232. ARTICLE 1364 Signs
233. ARTICLE 1370 Purpose
234. ARTICLE 1371 Administration; Enforcement
235. ARTICLE 1373 Board of Zoning Appeals; Appeals
236. APPENDIX ZONING MAP CHANGES
237. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
238. ARTICLE 1521 Bureau of Fire Prevention
239. ARTICLE 1533 Model and State Standards Adopted
240. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
241. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
242. ARTICLE 1705 Administration and Enforcement Generally
243. ARTICLE 1709 Permits and Fees
244. ARTICLE 1713 Appeals and Variances
245. ARTICLE 1717 Building Enforcement Agency
246. CHAPTER THREE - Technical Standards Adopted
247. ARTICLE 1731 West Virginia State Building Code
248. ARTICLE 1735 National Electrical Code
249. CHAPTER FIVE - Local Provisions
250. ARTICLE 1755 Flood Control Regulations
251. ARTICLE 1757 Mobile Homes
252. ARTICLE 1767 Rental Dwelling Registration; Inspection; and Certification