Every town writes its own rules, and Vienna, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 146 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. Vienna, West Virginia
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF VIENNA, WEST VIRGINIA
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
- 5. EDITOR'S NOTE
- 6. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 7. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 8. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
- 9. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
- 10. ARTICLE 103 Elections
- 11. ARTICLE 105 Purchasing Procedures
- 12. ARTICLE 107 Municipal Home Rule
- 13. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
- 14. ARTICLE 111 Council
- 15. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
- 16. ARTICLE 121 Mayor
- 17. ARTICLE 123 Recorder-Treasurer
- 18. ARTICLE 125 City Attorney
- 19. ARTICLE 127 Police Department
- 20. ARTICLE 129 Fire Department
- 21. ARTICLE 130 Vienna Utility Board
- 22. ARTICLE 131 Department of Public Works
- 23. ARTICLE 132 Human Resource Director
- 24. ARTICLE 133 Planning Commission
- 25. ARTICLE 135 Library Board
- 26. ARTICLE 137 Board of Parks and Recreation
- 27. ARTICLE 139 Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority
- 28. ARTICLE 141 Building Inspector
- 29. ARTICLE 143 Code Enforcement Officer
- 30. ARTICLE 145 Building Commission
- 31. ARTICLE 151 Employment Provisions
- 32. ARTICLE 153 Freedom of Information
- 33. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
- 34. ARTICLE 173 Police Court
- 35. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 36. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 37. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
- 38. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement; Impounding; General Code Penalty
- 39. CHAPTER 305
- 40. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices.
- 41. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 42. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 43. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
- 44. ARTICLE 331 Crashes
- 45. ARTICLE 333 Driving Under the Influence; Reckless Driving
- 46. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
- 47. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
- 48. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
- 49. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
- 50. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
- 51. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
- 52. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
- 53. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 54. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
- 55. ARTICLE 351 Licensing Generally
- 56. ARTICLE 353 Commercial Drivers
- 57. ARTICLE 355 Motorized Carts, Golf Carts, UTVs and ATVs
- 58. ARTICLE 357 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
- 59. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
- 60. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
- 61. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians; Bicycles; Scooters.
- 62. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
- 63. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
- 64. ARTICLE 375 Motorized Scooters
- 65. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 66. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl Generally
- 67. ARTICLE 507 Dogs and Cats
- 68. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 69. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
- 70. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
- 71. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
- 72. ARTICLE 525 Minors
- 73. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 74. ARTICLE 531 Railroads
- 75. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
- 76. ARTICLE 537 Safety and Sanitation
- 77. ARTICLE 541 Streets and Sidewalks
- 78. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
- 79. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
- 80. ARTICLE 707 Hotel Occupancy Tax
- 81. ARTICLE 711 Business and Occupation Tax
- 82. ARTICLE 713 Economic Development Tax Credit
- 83. ARTICLE 715 Intoxicating Liquor Sales
- 84. ARTICLE 716 Retail Liquor License
- 85. ARTICLE 717 Itinerant Vendors and Peddlers
- 86. ARTICLE 723 Nonintoxicating Beer
- 87. ARTICLE 725 Personal Property Sales
- 88. ARTICLE 729 Police and Fire Services
- 89. ARTICLE 735 Private Clubs
- 90. ARTICLE 741 Public Utility Services
- 91. ARTICLE 749 Wine Distributors and Retailers
- 92. ARTICLE 753 Tax Administration and Procedures
- 93. ARTICLE 754 Consumer Sales and Use Tax
- 94. ARTICLE 757 Contractors
- 95. ARTICLE 761 Municipal Licenses
- 96. ARTICLE 765 Outdoor Advertising
- 97. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 98. CHAPTER ONE - Streets and Sidewalk Areas
- 99. ARTICLE 905 Excavations
- 100. ARTICLE 907 Trees
- 101. ARTICLE 909 Construction and Repair of Sidewalks
- 102. ARTICLE 913 Street Improvements
- 103. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
- 104. ARTICLE 923 Public Utilities
- 105. ARTICLE 925 Sewer Use/Industrial Waste Regulations
- 106. ARTICLE 929 Water and Sewer Charges
- 107. ARTICLE 933 Sewer Extensions
- 108. ARTICLE 935 Stormwater Utility
- 109. ARTICLE 937 Stormwater Management and Surface Water Discharge Control
- 110. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
- 111. ARTICLE 951 Park Regulations
- 112. ARTICLE 953 Mandatory Curbside Recycling
- 113. ARTICLE 955 Spencer’s Landing
- 114. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
- 115. ARTICLE 1133 Mobile Home Parks
- 116. ARTICLE 1145 Abandoned or Junk Motor Vehicles; Household Appliances
- 117. ARTICLE 1157 Camper Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles, and Auto Campgrounds
- 118. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 119. CHAPTER ONE - Zoning Administrations
- 120. ARTICLE 1305 Interpretation and Definitions
- 121. ARTICLE 1309 Administration and Enforcement
- 122. ARTICLE 1313 Board of Zoning Appeals
- 123. ARTICLE 1317 Amendments
- 124. CHAPTER THREE - Zoning Districts and Regulations
- 125. ARTICLE 1321 Districts Established; Zoning Map
- 126. ARTICLE 1322 Amended Zoning Ordinance of the City of Vienna, 1997
- 127. ARTICLE 1325 District Regulations
- 128. ARTICLE 1326 Group Residential Homes
- 129. ARTICLE 1329 Supplemental Regulations
- 130. ARTICLE 1333 Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- 131. CHAPTER FIVE - Subdivision Regulations
- 132. ARTICLE 1351 General Provisions
- 133. ARTICLE 1355 Procedure for Subdivision Approval
- 134. ARTICLE 1359 Requirements for Improvements, Reservations and Design
- 135. ARTICLE 1363 Regulations for Hillside Development
- 136. ARTICLE 1367 Conditions of Acceptance
- 137. ARTICLE 1371 Definitions
- 138. CHAPTER SEVEN - Comprehensive Plan
- 139. ARTICLE 1381 Comprehensive Plan
- 140. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 141. ARTICLE 1509 Outdoor Fires
- 142. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING CODE
- 143. ARTICLE 1735 Unsafe Buildings
- 144. ARTICLE 1739 Soil Erosion Control
- 145. ARTICLE 1743 Installation of Gas Facilities
- 146. ARTICLE 1759 Flood Control