Every town writes its own rules, and Star City, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 131 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. Star City, West Virginia
- 2. Codified Ordinances of the Town of Star City, West Virginia
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. ADOPTING ORDINANCE
- 6. CONTENTS
- 7. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 8. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 9. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 10. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
- 11. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
- 12. ARTICLE 102 Freedom of Information
- 13. ARTICLE 103 Elections
- 14. ARTICLE 104 Compensation of the Members of Council, Mayor and Recorder
- 15. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
- 16. ARTICLE 121 Council
- 17. ARTICLE 123 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 18. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
- 19. ARTICLE 131 Mayor
- 20. ARTICLE 133 Recorder
- 21. ARTICLE 135 Treasurer (Repealed)
- 22. ARTICLE 136 Director of Finance
- 23. ARTICLE 137 Town Attorney
- 24. ARTICLE 138 Public Works Director
- 25. ARTICLE 139 Police Department
- 26. ARTICLE 141 Fire Department
- 27. ARTICLE 143 Employment Provisions
- 28. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
- 29. ARTICLE 171 Municipal Court
- 30. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 31. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 32. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
- 33. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 34. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
- 35. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 36. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 37. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 38. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
- 39. ARTICLE 331 Crashes
- 40. ARTICLE 333 Driving Under the Influence; Reckless Driving
- 41. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
- 42. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
- 43. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
- 44. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
- 45. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
- 46. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
- 47. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
- 48. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 49. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
- 50. ARTICLE 351 Licensing
- 51. ARTICLE 353 Commercial Drivers
- 52. ARTICLE 355 All-Terrain Vehicles
- 53. ARTICLE 357 Use of Electronic Communications Devices
- 54. ARTICLE 359 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
- 55. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
- 56. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
- 57. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
- 58. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
- 59. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
- 60. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 61. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl
- 62. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 63. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
- 64. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
- 65. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
- 66. ARTICLE 525 Minors
- 67. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 68. ARTICLE 530 Ticket Scalping
- 69. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
- 70. ARTICLE 541 Railroads
- 71. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
- 72. ARTICLE 549 Unlawful Feeding of Geese and Other Waterfowl
- 73. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
- 74. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulation
- 75. ARTICLE 705 Contractor Licensing
- 76. ARTICLE 709 Massage Parlors
- 77. ARTICLE 713 Solicitors
- 78. ARTICLE 714 Nude Dancing
- 79. CHAPTER THREE - Taxes and Service Charges
- 80. ARTICLE 741 Licenses Generally
- 81. ARTICLE 743 Specific Taxes and Fees
- 82. ARTICLE 745 Business and Occupation Tax
- 83. ARTICLE 749 Hotel Tax
- 84. ARTICLE 753 Intoxicating Liquor
- 85. ARTICLE 757 Nonintoxicating Beer
- 86. ARTICLE 761 Private Clubs
- 87. ARTICLE 762 Limited Video Lottery Retailers
- 88. ARTICLE 765 Wine Distributors and Wholesalers
- 89. ARTICLE 769 Public Utility Excise Tax
- 90. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 91. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 92. ARTICLE 901 Grading
- 93. ARTICLE 905 Streets and Sidewalks
- 94. ARTICLE 909 Excavations
- 95. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
- 96. ARTICLE 925 Sewers
- 97. ARTICLE 929 Water
- 98. ARTICLE 930 Cross-Connection Controls and Backflow Prevention
- 99. ARTICLE 933 Stormwater Management
- 100. ARTICLE 934 Stormwater Management Rules and Regulations
- 101. CHAPTER FOUR - Franchises
- 102. ARTICLE 941 Franchise Agreement
- 103. ARTICLE 942 Conduits, Poles and Wires
- 104. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
- 105. ARTICLE 951 Garbage and Refuse
- 106. CHAPTER SIX - Grading, Regrading, Paving, Repaving, Surfacing, Resurfacing, Curbing and Recurbing of Streets and Alleys.
- 107. ARTICLE 961 Procedure
- 108. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
- 109. ARTICLE 1102 Camping on Public Property
- 110. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 111. CHAPTER ONE - Zoning
- 112. ARTICLE 1301 Districts Established and Zoning Map
- 113. ARTICLE 1302 Addressing and Mapping
- 114. ARTICLE 1305 Definitions
- 115. ARTICLE 1309 Administration and Enforcement
- 116. ARTICLE 1311 Planning Commission
- 117. ARTICLE 1312 Comprehensive Plan
- 118. ARTICLE 1313 Reserved
- 119. ARTICLE 1317 Use Regulations
- 120. ARTICLE 1321 Height and Area Regulations
- 121. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 122. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 123. ARTICLE 1711 Permits and Fees
- 124. ARTICLE 1721 Satellite Ground Stations
- 125. ARTICLE 1731 Signs
- 126. ARTICLE 1741 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- 127. ARTICLE 1751 Unsafe Structures
- 128. ARTICLE 1761 Smoke Detectors
- 129. ARTICLE 1771 National Electrical Code
- 130. ARTICLE 1781 West Virginia State Building Code
- 131. ARTICLE 1791 Rentals