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

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Every town writes its own rules, and South Charleston, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 170 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. THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
2. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
3. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 1681
4. EDITOR'S NOTE
5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
6. CHARTER
7. ARTICLE I INCORPORATION; FORM OF GOVERNMENT
8. ARTICLE II POWER OF CITY
9. ARTICLE III MUNICIPAL OFFICERS GENERALLY
10. ARTICLE IV MAYOR
11. ARTICLE V COUNCIL
12. ARTICLE VI CITY CLERK
13. ARTICLE VII MUNICIPAL COURT
14. ARTICLE VIII CITY TREASURER
15. ARTICLE IX CITY ATTORNEY
16. ARTICLE X DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
17. ARTICLE XI PERSONNEL
18. ARTICLE XII BUDGET
19. ARTICLE XIII WARDS
20. ARTICLE XIV NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
21. ARTICLE XV INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
22. ARTICLE XVI GENERAL PROVISIONS
23. ARTICLE XVII SUCCESSION IN GOVERNMENT
24. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
25. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
26. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
27. ARTICLE 103 Emergency Services
28. ARTICLE 105 Elections
29. ARTICLE 107 Property Transactions
30. ARTICLE 109 Purchases and Contracts
31. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
32. ARTICLE 115 Council
33. ARTICLE 117 City Clerk
34. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
35. ARTICLE 121 Mayor
36. ARTICLE 122 City Manager
37. ARTICLE 123 Treasurer
38. ARTICLE 125 City Attorney
39. ARTICLE 127 Department of Public Works
40. ARTICLE 129 City Engineer/Building Inspector
41. ARTICLE 131 Fire Department
42. ARTICLE 133 Police Department
43. ARTICLE 135 Director of Public Safety
44. ARTICLE 139 Planning and Zoning Commission
45. ARTICLE 141 Parks and Recreation
46. ARTICLE 143 Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority
47. ARTICLE 145 Municipal Building Commission
48. ARTICLE 147 Hospital Advisory Board
49. ARTICLE 149 Historic Landmarks Commission
50. ARTICLE 150 Criel Mound Park
51. ARTICLE 151 Public Library
52. ARTICLE 153 Property Board
53. ARTICLE 155 Business Revitalization Commission (Repealed)
54. ARTICLE 157 Human Rights Commission
55. ARTICLE 159 Commission for the Promotion of Visual Arts
56. ARTICLE 161 Commission for Beautification of the Community of South Charleston
57. ARTICLE 163 South Charleston Development Authority
58. ARTICLE 164 Land Reuse Agency
59. ARTICLE 165 Officers and Employees
60. ARTICLE 167 Personnel Policy
61. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
62. ARTICLE 175 Municipal Court
63. ARTICLE 177 Juries
64. ARTICLE 179 City Jail
65. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
66. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
67. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
68. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
69. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
70. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
71. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
72. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
73. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
74. ARTICLE 331 Crashes
75. ARTICLE 333 Driving Under the Influence; Reckless Driving
76. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
77. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
78. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
79. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
80. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
81. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
82. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
83. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
84. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
85. ARTICLE 351 Licensing
86. ARTICLE 353 Ice Cream Trucks
87. ARTICLE 355 Motorboating
88. ARTICLE 357 Commercial Drivers
89. ARTICLE 359 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
90. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
91. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
92. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
93. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
94. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
95. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
96. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl
97. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
98. ARTICLE 511 Drug Abuse Control
99. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
100. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
101. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
102. ARTICLE 525 Minors
103. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
104. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
105. ARTICLE 541 Railroads
106. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
107. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
108. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulation
109. ARTICLE 705 Junk Yards
110. ARTICLE 711 Solicitation of Funds
111. ARTICLE 712 Residential Rental Licensing
112. CHAPTER THREE - Taxation and Service Charges
113. ARTICLE 733 License Taxes and Fees
114. ARTICLE 735 Municipal Sales and Service and Use Taxes
115. ARTICLE 737 Business and Occupation Tax
116. ARTICLE 741 Hotel Occupancy Tax
117. ARTICLE 743 Public Utility Tax
118. ARTICLE 745 Municipal Service Charge
119. ARTICLE 749 Alcoholic Beverages
120. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
121. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
122. ARTICLE 901 General Provisions
123. ARTICLE 905 Trees and Shrubs
124. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
125. ARTICLE 930 Pretreatment Regulations
126. ARTICLE 931 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
127. ARTICLE 932 Sewer Charges
128. ARTICLE 933 Stormwater Management and Surface Water Discharge Control
129. ARTICLE 934 Disposal of Oils and Greases to Sewers
130. ARTICLE 935 Water
131. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
132. ARTICLE 951 Real Property Maintenance
133. ARTICLE 953 Restoration of City Property
134. ARTICLE 955 Refuse Disposal
135. ARTICLE 959 Glendale Cemetery
136. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
137. ARTICLE 1119 Nuisances
138. ARTICLE 1123 Toxic and Dangerous Materials
139. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
140. CHAPTER ONE - Zoning Administration
141. ARTICLE 1305 General Provisions
142. ARTICLE 1307 Definitions
143. ARTICLE 1309 Enforcement and Penalty
144. ARTICLE 1311 Permits and Certificates
145. ARTICLE 1313 Amendments
146. ARTICLE 1315 Board of Zoning Appeals
147. CHAPTER THREE - Zoning Districts
148. ARTICLE 1321 Districts Established; Zoning Map
149. ARTICLE 1325 Residential Districts
150. ARTICLE 1329 Commercial and Industrial Districts
151. ARTICLE 1333 Planned Unit Developments
152. CHAPTER FIVE - Supplemental Zoning Requirements
153. ARTICLE 1339 Height, Area, Yard and Court Exceptions
154. ARTICLE 1341 Home Occupations; Service Stations
155. ARTICLE 1343 Off-Street Parking and Loading
156. ARTICLE 1345 Signs
157. ARTICLE 1347 Nonconforming Uses
158. ARTICLE 1349 Ground Satellite Stations
159. ARTICLE 1351 Adult Entertainment Businesses
160. ARTICLE 1353 Prohibition of Drilling into and Extraction of Groundwater
161. CHAPTER SEVEN - Subdivision Regulations
162. ARTICLE 1375 General Provisions
163. ARTICLE 1377 Administration
164. ARTICLE 1379 Procedure for Plat Approval
165. ARTICLE 1381 Design Standards
166. ARTICLE 1383 Improvements
167. ARTICLE 1385 Nonresidential Developments
168. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
169. ARTICLE 1511 Fire Prevention Standards
170. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE