Every town writes its own rules, and Wellsburg, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 162 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 Wellsburg,West Virginia
- 2. CERTIFICATION
- 3. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 4. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 5. THE CHARTER
- 6. SECTION 1. CITY AS BODY CORPORATE; POWERS OF CITY; TITLE TO CITY PROPERTY, ETC.
- 7. SECTION 2. CITY LIMITS.
- 8. SECTION 3. OFFICERS.
- 9. SECTION 4a. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MAYOR GENERALLY.
- 10. SECTION 4b. CITY MANAGER.
- 11. SECTION 5. WARDS AND PRECINCTS GENERALLY.
- 12. SECTION 6. ELECTIONS; TERMS OF OFFICE.
- 13. SECTION 7. OATH OF OFFICE.
- 14. SECTION 8. QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.
- 15. SECTION 9. COMPOSITION OF CITY COUNCIL; ELECTION AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF COUNCILMEN.
- 16. SECTION 10. ELECTIVE OFFICERS ENUMERATED; REFERENDUM AS TO ELECTION OF POLICE CHIEF; TERM OF CITY CLERK.
- 17. SECTION 10A. VACANCIES; ELECTED OFFICIALS.
- 18. SECTION 11. STREET COMMISSIONER.
- 19. SECTION 12. ESTABLISHMENT OF POWERS, DUTIES AND COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS.
- 20. SECTION 13. TIE VOTES.
- 21. SECTION 14. CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
- 22. SECTION 15. VOTE BY MAYOR; COMMITTEES OF CITY COUNCIL; INTEREST OF COUNCILMEN.
- 23. SECTION 16. RECORD OF COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
- 24. SECTION 17. DUTIES OF CITY CLERK.
- 25. SECTION 18. RECORD OF COUNCIL MEETINGS TO BE SIGNED BY PRESIDING OFFICER, ETC.
- 26. SECTION 19. POWERS OF CITY COUNCIL ENUMERATED.
- 27. SECTION 20. LICENSING POWER GENERALLY; FORTUNETELLING, ETC., PROHIBITED.
- 28. SECTION 21. CURBING, PAVING STREETS, SIDEWALKS, ETC.; SEWERS AND GUTTERS.
- 29. SECTION 22. SEMIANNUAL REPORT BY CITY COLLECTOR.
- 30. SECTION 23. POWERS OF CITY COUNCIL AS TO ZONING, ETC.
- 31. SECTION 24. CHIEF OF POLICE.
- 32. SECTION 25. CONDEMNATION.
- 33. SECTION 26. COUNCIL MEETINGS.
- 34. SECTION 27. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.
- 35. SECTION 28. PAYMENT OF SALARIES.
- 36. SECTION 29. PREREQUISITES TO APPROPRIATING MONEY.
- 37. SECTION 30. ORDINANCES AS EVIDENCE.
- 38. SECTION 31. MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS.
- 39. SECTION 32. SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION.
- 40. SECTION 33. PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; CONTENTS OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ETC.
- 41. SECTION 34. CITY TAX BILLS.
- 42. SECTION 35. COLLECTION OF TAXES.
- 43. SECTION 36. TAXES AS A LIEN; UNCOLLECTIBLE TAXES.
- 44. SECTION 37. POWER OF COUNCIL TO PASS ORDERS, ETC., ORDINANCES, ETC.; ENFORCEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF ORDINANCES.
- 45. SECTION 38. PUBLIC UTILITIES.
- 46. SECTION 39. TAX LEVY FOR 1931.
- 47. SECTION 40. VALIDITY OF ORDINANCES, ETC.; ORDINANCES CONFLICTING WITH CHARTER.
- 48. SECTION 41. REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT, ETC., ACTS.
- 49. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 50. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
- 51. ARTICLE 101 Codified Ordinances
- 52. ARTICLE 103 Wards and Boundaries
- 53. ARTICLE 105 Elections
- 54. ARTICLE 107 Purchases and Contracts
- 55. ARTICLE 109 Emergency Services
- 56. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
- 57. ARTICLE 121 Council
- 58. ARTICLE 123 Mayor
- 59. ARTICLE 125 Ordinances and Resolutions
- 60. CHAPTER FIVE - Administrative
- 61. ARTICLE 129 City Manager
- 62. ARTICLE 131 Collector and Treasurer
- 63. ARTICLE 133 City Clerk
- 64. ARTICLE 135 Police Department
- 65. ARTICLE 137 Fire Department
- 66. ARTICLE 141 City Attorney
- 67. ARTICLE 147 Park and Recreation Department
- 68. ARTICLE 149 Planning Commission
- 69. ARTICLE 149 Planning Commission
- 70. ARTICLE 151 Waterworks and Sewage System Board
- 71. ARTICLE 153 Historic Landmarks Commission
- 72. ARTICLE 155 Employment Provisions
- 73. CHAPTER SEVEN - Judicial
- 74. ARTICLE 173 Police Court
- 75. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 76. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 77. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
- 78. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 79. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
- 80. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 81. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 82. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 83. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
- 84. ARTICLE 331 Crashes
- 85. ARTICLE 333 Driving Under the Influence; Reckless Driving
- 86. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
- 87. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
- 88. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
- 89. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
- 90. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
- 91. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
- 92. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
- 93. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 94. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
- 95. ARTICLE 351 Licensing
- 96. ARTICLE 353 Commercial Drivers
- 97. ARTICLE 355 All-Terrain Vehicles
- 98. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
- 99. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
- 100. ARTICLE 363 Parking Meters
- 101. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
- 102. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
- 103. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
- 104. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 105. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl
- 106. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 107. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
- 108. ARTICLE 517 Indecency and Obscenity
- 109. ARTICLE 521 Liquor Control
- 110. ARTICLE 525 Minors
- 111. ARTICLE 526 Motorized Scooter
- 112. ARTICLE 529 Offenses Relating to Persons
- 113. ARTICLE 533 Offenses Relating to Property
- 114. ARTICLE 541 Railroads
- 115. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
- 116. ARTICLE 547 Weeds
- 117. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS AND TAXATION CODE
- 118. CHAPTER ONE - Business Regulations
- 119. ARTICLE 705 Circuses and Carnivals
- 120. ARTICLE 713 Pawnbrokers
- 121. ARTICLE 719 Peddlers and Solicitors
- 122. ARTICLE 725 Oil and Gas Well Drilling (Repealed)
- 123. CHAPTER THREE - Taxes and Service Charges
- 124. ARTICLE 729 License Taxes Generally
- 125. ARTICLE 731 Business and Occupation Tax
- 126. ARTICLE 737 Public Utility Tax
- 127. ARTICLE 743 Intoxicating Liquor
- 128. ARTICLE 749 Wine Dealers
- 129. ARTICLE 757 Nonintoxicating Beer
- 130. ARTICLE 761 Private Clubs
- 131. ARTICLE 762 Nude Dancing
- 132. ARTICLE 765 Police Service Fee
- 133. ARTICLE 766 Municipal Service Charge
- 134. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 135. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 136. ARTICLE 901 Excavations
- 137. ARTICLE 905 General Provisions
- 138. ARTICLE 909 Trees
- 139. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
- 140. ARTICLE 915 Sewer Regulations
- 141. ARTICLE 919 Industrial Uses Appeals
- 142. ARTICLE 925 Water Regulations
- 143. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
- 144. ARTICLE 933 Garbage and Rubbish Collection
- 145. ARTICLE 937 Parks and Recreation
- 146. ARTICLE 956 Management and Control of Stormwater and Surface Water Discharge
- 147. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
- 148. ARTICLE 1105 General Provisions
- 149. ARTICLE 1109 Rat Control
- 150. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 151. ARTICLE 1311 Definitions
- 152. ARTICLE 1317 Administration and Enforcement
- 153. ARTICLE 1323 Zoning Districts and Requirements
- 154. ARTICLE 1329 Supplemental Regulations
- 155. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 156. ARTICLE 1509 Open Burning
- 157. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 158. ARTICLE 1711 Flood Damage Prevention
- 159. ARTICLE 1718 Vacant Building Code
- 160. ARTICLE 1719 Unsafe Structures
- 161. ARTICLE 1723 Ground Satellite Stations
- 162. ARTICLE 1730 Registration and Inspection of Rental Housing Units