Every town writes its own rules, and Paden City, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 158 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. Paden City, West Virginia
- 2. Codified Ordinances of Paden City, West Virginia
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
- 6. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 8. CHARTER
- 9. SECTION I. INCORPORATION.
- 10. SECTION 2. CORPORATE BOUNDARIES.
- 11. SECTION 3. WARDS.
- 12. SECTION 4. COUNCIL: NUMBER AND COMPENSATION.
- 13. SECTION 5. COUNCIL’S POWERS.
- 14. SECTION 6. ELECTIVE OFFICERS.
- 15. SECTION 7. RECORDER AND CHIEF OF POLICE.
- 16. SECTION 8. MAYOR’S TERM.
- 17. SECTION 9. TERMS OF OFFICE.
- 18. SECTION 10. START OF TERM.
- 19. SECTION 11. ELECTION PRECINCTS.
- 20. SECTION 11a. SECRET BALLOT.
- 21. SECTION 12. QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS.
- 22. SECTION 13. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
- 23. SECTION 14. TIE VOTES.
- 24. SECTION 15. CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
- 25. SECTION 16. VACANCIES IN OFFICE.
- 26. SECTION 16a. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS.
- 27. SECTION 17. POLICE.
- 28. SECTION 18. BOND AND OATH OF OFFICERS.
- 29. SECTION 19. INELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE.
- 30. SECTION 20. GENERAL POWERS OF THE MAYOR.
- 31. SECTION 21. DUTIES OF RECORDER.
- 32. SECTION 22. QUORUM.
- 33. SECTION 23. MINUTE BOOKS.
- 34. SECTION 24. READING OF MINUTES.
- 35. SECTION 25. MAYOR'S VOTE.
- 36. SECTION 26. NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEETINGS.
- 37. SECTION 27. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
- 38. SECTION 28. RECORDER AS TREASURER AND ASSESSOR.
- 39. SECTION 29. GENERAL POWERS OF COUNCIL.
- 40. SECTION 30. LANDINGS, WHARVES AND DOCKS.
- 41. SECTION 30a. MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT.
- 42. SECTION 31. EMINENT DOMAIN.
- 43. SECTION 31a. LEGAL COUNSEL.
- 44. SECTION 32. STREET LABOR.
- 45. SECTION 33. POOR RELIEF.
- 46. SECTION 34. BOARD OF HEALTH.
- 47. SECTION 35. STREETS.
- 48. SECTION 36. ASSESSMENTS.
- 49. SECTION 37. TAX LIENS.
- 50. SECTION 38. TAX COLLECTOR.
- 51. SECTION 39. LICENSES.
- 52. SECTION 40. STATE LICENSE LAWS.
- 53. SECTION 41. PRESERVATION OF ORDER.
- 54. SECTION 42. STREET COMMISSIONER.
- 55. SECTION 43. ENFORCEMENT OF CHARTER.
- 56. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 57. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
- 58. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
- 59. ARTICLE 103 Elections
- 60. ARTICLE 105 Open Meetings
- 61. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
- 62. ARTICLE 121 Council
- 63. ARTICLE 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 64. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
- 65. ARTICLE 131 Mayor
- 66. ARTICLE 133 Recorder
- 67. ARTICLE 135 City Attorney
- 68. ARTICLE 139 Police Department
- 69. ARTICLE 141 Fire Department
- 70. ARTICLE 143 Sanitary Board
- 71. ARTICLE 145 Planning Commission
- 72. ARTICLE 147 Library Board of Directors
- 73. ARTICLE 149 Board of Park Commissioners
- 74. ARTICLE 151 Employment Provisions
- 75. ARTICLE 153 Paden City Development Authority
- 76. ARTICLE 155 Ethics
- 77. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
- 78. ARTICLE 171 Municipal Court
- 79. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 80. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 81. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
- 82. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 83. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
- 84. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 85. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 86. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 87. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
- 88. ARTICLE 331 Crashes
- 89. ARTICLE 333 Driving Under the Influence; Reckless Driving
- 90. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
- 91. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
- 92. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
- 93. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
- 94. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
- 95. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
- 96. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
- 97. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 98. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
- 99. ARTICLE 351 Licensing Generally
- 100. ARTICLE 353 Commercial Drivers
- 101. ARTICLE 357 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
- 102. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
- 103. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
- 104. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
- 105. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
- 106. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
- 107. ARTICLE 374 All-Terrain Vehicles
- 108. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 109. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl
- 110. ARTICLE 507 Dogs and Cats
- 111. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 112. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
- 113. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
- 114. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
- 115. ARTICLE 525 Minors
- 116. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 117. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
- 118. ARTICLE 541 Railroads
- 119. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
- 120. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
- 121. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulations
- 122. ARTICLE 701 Solicitation of Funds
- 123. CHAPTER THREE - Taxation and Service Charges
- 124. ARTICLE 751 License Taxes Generally
- 125. ARTICLE 755 Specific License Taxes
- 126. ARTICLE 759 Public Utility Service Tax
- 127. ARTICLE 763 Public Service or Utility Business Tax
- 128. ARTICLE 767 Municipal Fee Ordinance
- 129. ARTICLE 771 Head Tax on Dogs
- 130. ARTICLE 775 Property Tax
- 131. ARTICLE 779 Private Clubs
- 132. ARTICLE 783 Alcoholic Beverages
- 133. CHAPTER 785 Sales Tax
- 134. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 135. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 136. ARTICLE 901 Sidewalks
- 137. ARTICLE 905 Excavations; Filling and Grading
- 138. ARTICLE 906 Unused Roads, Streets, Alleys and Travel Ways
- 139. APPENDIX A Street and Alley Vacations
- 140. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
- 141. ARTICLE 920 Utility Regulations
- 142. ARTICLE 921 Sewer Use
- 143. ARTICLE 925 Sewer Rates
- 144. ARTICLE 929 Water Rates
- 145. ARTICLE 940 Cross-Connections and Backflow
- 146. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
- 147. ARTICLE 951 Solid Waste Collection
- 148. ARTICLE 971 Municipal Service Charge for Streets
- 149. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
- 150. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 151. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 152. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 153. ARTICLE 1721 Building Permits
- 154. ARTICLE 1731 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
- 155. ARTICLE 1741 Building Enforcement Agency; Dangerous and Unsafe Buildings
- 156. ARTICLE 1751 Flood Plain Area
- 157. ARTICLE 1761 Outdoor Wood Burning Stoves/Furnaces
- 158. ARTICLE 1771 Recreational Vehicle