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

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Every town writes its own rules, and Saint Albans, 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. Saint Albans, West Virginia
2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ST. ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA
3. CERTIFICATION
4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 82-24
6. EDITOR'S NOTE
7. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
8. CHARTER
9. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
10. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
11. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
12. ARTICLE 103 Elections
13. ARTICLE 105 Emergency Services
14. ARTICLE 107 Purchasing Procedures
15. ARTICLE 109 Procurements with Federal Funds
16. ARTICLE 111 Records Management and Preservation
17. ARTICLE 113 Official Standards
18. ARTICLE 115 Governmental Ethics
19. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
20. ARTICLE 121 Council
21. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
22. ARTICLE 131 Mayor
23. ARTICLE 132 Manager
24. ARTICLE 133 Clerk
25. ARTICLE 135 City Attorney
26. ARTICLE 137 Police Department
27. ARTICLE 139 Reserve Police Unit
28. ARTICLE 141 Fire Department
29. ARTICLE 143 Director of Public Works
30. ARTICLE 147 Boards and Commissions Generally
31. ARTICLE 149 Parks and Recreation
32. ARTICLE 151 Planning Commission
33. ARTICLE 153 Municipal Utility Commission
34. ARTICLE 155 Regional Transportation Authority
35. ARTICLE 156 Property Board
36. ARTICLE 157 Building Commission
37. ARTICLE 159 Human Rights Commission
38. ARTICLE 161 Historic Landmark Commission
39. ARTICLE 163 Citizens Corps Commission
40. ARTICLE 165 Senior Services Department
41. ARTICLE 167 Personnel Rules
42. ARTICLE 169 St. Albans Building Commission
43. ARTICLE 171 Land Reuse Agency
44. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
45. ARTICLE 181 Police Court
46. ARTICLE 182 Juries
47. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
48. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
49. ARTICLE 353 All-Terrain Vehicles
50. ARTICLE 354 Motorized Carts
51. ARTICLE 363 Restricted Parking on Designated Streets
52. ARTICLE 365 Parking Enforcement Division
53. ARTICLE 375 Motorized Scooters
54. ARTICLE 385 Electric Bicycles
55. PART FOUR - MUNICIPAL HOME RULE
56. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
57. ARTICLE 401 Purpose
58. ARTICLE 402 Definitions
59. ARTICLE 403 Severability; Interpretation; Conflict
60. CHAPTER TWO - Ordinances
61. ARTICLE 404 Intergovernmental Agreements by Resolution Rather Than Ordinance
63. ARTICLE 406 Enforcement of External Sanitation and Common Nuisance Violations
64. ARTICLE 407 Placing Public Nuisance Liens Without Court Order
65. ARTICLE 408 Municipal Sales and Service Tax and Municipal Use Tax
66. ARTICLE 409 Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
67. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
68. ARTICLE 504 Municipal Court Offenses
69. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl Generally
70. ARTICLE 507 Dogs
71. ARTICLE 508 Cats
72. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
73. ARTICLE 510 Noise
74. ARTICLE 511 Traffic Diversion, Parades, Road Races and Assemblages
75. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
76. ARTICLE 515 Drug Abuse Control
77. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
78. ARTICLE 519
79. ARTICLE 521
80. ARTICLE 523 Tobacco Usage Restrictions
81. ARTICLE 525 Minors
82. CHAPTER 529
83. ARTICLE 531 Offenses Relating to Property
84. ARTICLE 533 Railroads
85. ARTICLE 537 Safety and Sanitation
86. ARTICLE 545 Weapons
87. ARTICLE 546 Problem Alarms
88. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
89. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulations
90. ARTICLE 707 Dairy Products and Dry Cleaners
91. ARTICLE 713 Firing Ranges
92. ARTICLE 719 Personal Property Sales
93. ARTICLE 723 Solicitation of Funds
94. ARTICLE 731 Taxicabs and Buses
95. ARTICLE 733 Gasoline Service Stations
96. ARTICLE 735 Pawnshops
97. CHAPTER THREE - Taxation and Service Charges
98. ARTICLE 753 Business License Taxes
99. ARTICLE 757 Business and Occupation Tax
100. ARTICLE 759 Tax Credit for Businesses in Annexed or Merged Areas
101. ARTICLE 760 Tax Credits for New and Expanded Businesses
102. ARTICLE 763 Intoxicating Liquor and Private Clubs
103. ARTICLE 769 Municipal Service Charges
104. ARTICLE 777 Public Utility Service Tax
105. ARTICLE 780 Hotel Occupancy Tax
106. ARTICLE 781 St. Albans Convention and Visitors Bureau
107. ARTICLE 785 Retail Sale of Liquor
108. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
109. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
110. ARTICLE 901 General Provisions
111. ARTICLE 907 Excavations
112. ARTICLE 913 Closing of Streets and Alleys
113. ARTICLE 915 Urban Trees
114. CHAPTER THREE - Public Utilities
115. ARTICLE 925 Utilities Generally
116. ARTICLE 929 Sewer Connections
117. ARTICLE 933 Sewers
118. ARTICLE 937 Municipal Water Services
119. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
120. ARTICLE 953 Solid Waste Collection; Weeds
121. ARTICLE 954 Unified City Services Fee and Collection
122. ARTICLE 957 Park Regulations
123. ARTICLE 958 Stormwater Management and Surface Water Discharge Control
124. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
125. ARTICLE 1119 Infectious Medical Waste
126. ARTICLE 1135 Trailers and Trailer Camps
127. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
128. CHAPTER ONE - Planning
129. ARTICLE 1301 Comprehensive Plan
130. CHAPTER THREE - Zoning Ordinance
131. ARTICLE 1311 General Provisions
132. ARTICLE 1313 Definitions
133. ARTICLE 1315 Administration and Enforcement
134. ARTICLE 1317 Zoning Board of Adjustment
135. ARTICLE 1319 Amendments
136. ARTICLE 1327 Zoning Districts
137. ARTICLE 1329 Overlay Districts
138. ARTICLE 1333 Performance Standards
139. APPENDIX A - TABLES
140. APPENDIX B - ILLUSTRATIONS
141. APPENDIX C - SIGN DESIGN ORDINANCE
142. APPENDIX D - ZONING MAP
143. CHAPTER SEVEN - Subdivision Control
144. ARTICLE 1341 General Provisions
145. ARTICLE 1342 Subdivision Application Procedure and Approval Process
146. ARTICLE 1343 Requirements for Improvements, Reservations and Design
147. ARTICLE 1344 Specifications for Documents to be Submitted
148. ARTICLE 1345 Definitions
149. FORMS
150. ARTICLE 1351 Subdivision Approval
151. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
152. ARTICLE 1511 Removal of Hazardous Conditions
153. ARTICLE 1517 Fire Suppression Authority
154. ARTICLE 1523 Fire Emergency Control
155. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
156. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
157. ARTICLE 1703 Permits and Fees
158. ARTICLE 1705 Registration of Contractors
159. CHAPTER THREE - Standards Adopted
160. ARTICLE 1711 West Virginia State Building Code
161. ARTICLE 1712 Vacating, Closing, Removal or Demolition of Structures
162. ARTICLE 1715 National Electrical Code
163. ARTICLE 1727 Gas Piping Standards
164. CHAPTER FIVE - Supplemental Provisions
165. ARTICLE 1760 Vacant Structure Registration Program and Uninhabitable Structure Registration Program
166. ARTICLE 1761 Outdoor Storage of Junk, Rubbish or Litter
167. ARTICLE 1767 Moving of Buildings
168. ARTICLE 1777 Outdoor Advertising
169. ARTICLE 1779 Flood Damage Prevention
170. ARTICLE 1781 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Siting
171. ARTICLE 1782 Illegal Activity in Houses