Every town writes its own rules, and Princeton, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 145 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 Princeton, West Virginia
- 2. CERTIFICATION
- 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 4. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. CHARTER
- 8. ARTICLE I INCORPORATION; FORM OF GOVERNMENT; POWERS
- 9. ARTICLE II THE COUNCIL
- 10. ARTICLE III THE CITY MANAGER AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
- 11. ARTICLE IV BUDGET
- 12. ARTICLE V DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
- 13. ARTICLE VI POLICE COURT
- 14. ARTICLE VII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS.
- 15. ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 16. ARTICLE IX SUCCESSION IN GOVERNMENT
- 17. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 18. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
- 19. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
- 20. ARTICLE 103 Official Standards
- 21. ARTICLE 105 Elections
- 22. ARTICLE 107 Purchasing Procedures
- 23. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
- 24. ARTICLE 121 Council
- 25. ARTICLE 123 City Clerk
- 26. ARTICLE 125 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 27. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
- 28. ARTICLE 131 City Manager
- 29. ARTICLE 133 Finance Department
- 30. ARTICLE 135 City Treasurer
- 31. ARTICLE 137 City Attorney
- 32. ARTICLE 139 Police Department
- 33. ARTICLE 141 Fire Department
- 34. ARTICLE 143 Board of Library Directors
- 35. ARTICLE 145 Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners
- 36. ARTICLE 147 Community Hospital Association
- 37. ARTICLE 149 Planning Commission
- 38. ARTICLE 151 Sanitary Board
- 39. ARTICLE 155 Employment Provisions
- 40. ARTICLE 157 Beautification Committee
- 41. ARTICLE 158 Community Improvement Commission
- 42. ARTICLE 161 Life Care Facility Board
- 43. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
- 44. ARTICLE 171 Police Court
- 45. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 46. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 47. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl
- 48. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 49. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
- 50. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
- 51. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
- 52. ARTICLE 525 Minors
- 53. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 54. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
- 55. ARTICLE 541 Railroads
- 56. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
- 57. ARTICLE 550 Drugs
- 58. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
- 59. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulations
- 60. ARTICLE 705 Carnivals and Circuses
- 61. ARTICLE 709 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 62. ARTICLE 711 Yard Sales
- 63. ARTICLE 713 Charitable Solicitations
- 64. ARTICLE 715 Contractors
- 65. ARTICLE 717 Alarm Devices
- 66. ARTICLE 719 Sexually-Oriented Businesses
- 67. CHAPTER THREE - License Taxes and Service Charges
- 68. ARTICLE 751 License Taxes Generally
- 69. ARTICLE 755 Specific License Taxes
- 70. ARTICLE 759 Stores
- 71. ARTICLE 763 Special Sales
- 72. ARTICLE 767 Business and Occupation Tax
- 73. ARTICLE 769 Hotel Occupancy Tax
- 74. ARTICLE 771 Admissions Tax
- 75. ARTICLE 773 Nonintoxicating Beer
- 76. ARTICLE 775 Intoxicating Liquor
- 77. ARTICLE 777 Private Clubs
- 78. ARTICLE 779 Public Utility Service Tax
- 79. ARTICLE 783 Wine Distributors and Retailers
- 80. ARTICLE 784 Retail License Fee on Liquors
- 81. ARTICLE 786 Municipal Sales and Service Tax and Municipal Use Tax
- 82. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 83. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 84. ARTICLE 905 General Regulations
- 85. ARTICLE 909 Construction and Repair of Sidewalks, Curbs and Gutters
- 86. ARTICLE 913 Excavations
- 87. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
- 88. ARTICLE 921 Sewer Regulations Generally
- 89. ARTICLE 923 Wastewater Collection and Treatment System
- 90. ARTICLE 925 Sewer Rates and Charges
- 91. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
- 92. ARTICLE 1131 Refuse Disposal
- 93. ARTICLE 1141 Nuisances
- 94. ARTICLE 1151 Abandoned, Junk Motor Vehicles; Inoperative Household Appliances
- 95. ARTICLE 1161 Food Waste Disposal Systems
- 96. ARTICLE 1171 Smoking Restrictions
- 97. ARTICLE 1181 Spaying and Neutering
- 98. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 99. CHAPTER ONE - Subdivision Regulations
- 100. ARTICLE 1301 Purpose and Jurisdiction
- 101. ARTICLE 1305 Definitions
- 102. ARTICLE 1309 Procedure for Plan Approval
- 103. ARTICLE 1313 Plan Contents
- 104. ARTICLE 1317 Design Standards
- 105. ARTICLE 1321 Required Improvements
- 106. ARTICLE 1325 Modifications and Variances
- 107. ARTICLE 1329 Administration and Enforcement
- 108. CHAPTER THREE - Zoning Administration
- 109. ARTICLE 1331 General Provisions
- 110. ARTICLE 1335 Definitions
- 111. ARTICLE 1339 Administration and Enforcement
- 112. CHAPTER FIVE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
- 113. ARTICLE 1341 Zoning Districts and Map Established
- 114. ARTICLE 1345 District Uses
- 115. ARTICLE 1349 Size of Lots; Yards and Buildings
- 116. ARTICLE 1353 Area Exceptions
- 117. ARTICLE 1357 Unique Lots and Building Locations
- 118. ARTICLE 1361 Accessory Structures and Uses
- 119. ARTICLE 1365 Signs
- 120. ARTICLE 1369 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 121. ARTICLE 1373 Excavations
- 122. ARTICLE 1377 Nonconforming Uses and Buildings
- 123. ARTICLE 1381 Supplementary Regulations
- 124. ARTICLE 1385 Flood Plain Regulations
- 125. ARTICLE 1389 Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Facilities
- 126. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 127. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 128. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 129. ARTICLE 1705 Enforcement and Penalty
- 130. ARTICLE 1709 Building Commission
- 131. ARTICLE 1715 General Board of Appeals
- 132. CHAPTER THREE - Model Codes Adopted
- 133. ARTICLE 1717 Administration, Interpretation and Standards
- 134. ARTICLE 1721 State Building Code
- 135. ARTICLE 1733 National Electrical Code
- 136. CHAPTER FIVE - Supplemental Regulations
- 137. ARTICLE 1771 Family Fallout Shelters
- 138. ARTICLE 1773 Fences
- 139. ARTICLE 1775 Flood Control
- 140. ARTICLE 1779 Satellite Dish Antennas
- 141. ARTICLE 1783 Swimming Pools
- 142. ARTICLE 1787 Maintenance of Creeks
- 143. ARTICLE 1791 Closure of Unsafe Structures
- 144. ARTICLE 1795 Vacant Building Registry
- 145. PART NINETEEN - PERSONNEL POLICY