Every town writes its own rules, and Wheeling, West Virginia's live in its municipal code — 265 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. Wheeling, West Virginia
- 2. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
- 3. CERTIFICATION
- 4. ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
- 5. COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
- 6. CHARTER
- 7. PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
- 8. CHAPTER ONE - General Provisions
- 9. ARTICLE 101 Interpretation and Construction
- 10. ARTICLE 103 Official Standards
- 11. ARTICLE 105 Elections
- 12. ARTICLE 107 Emergency Services
- 13. CHAPTER THREE - Legislative
- 14. ARTICLE 111 Council
- 15. ARTICLE 113 City Clerk
- 16. CHAPTER FIVE - Officers and Departments
- 17. ARTICLE 121 Organization Generally
- 18. ARTICLE 123 City Manager
- 19. ARTICLE 125 Director of Finance
- 20. ARTICLE 127 Treasurer
- 21. ARTICLE 129 Solicitor
- 22. ARTICLE 133 Police Department
- 23. ARTICLE 135 Fire Department
- 24. ARTICLE 139 Recreation Department
- 25. ARTICLE 141 Public Works Department
- 26. ARTICLE 142 Economic and Community Development Department
- 27. ARTICLE 143 Community Development Block Grant Department
- 28. ARTICLE 145 Development Department
- 29. ARTICLE 147 Communications Department
- 30. ARTICLE 148 Human Resources Department
- 31. ARTICLE 149 Employment Provisions
- 32. CHAPTER SEVEN - Boards and Commissions
- 33. ARTICLE 150 Boards and Commissions Generally
- 34. ARTICLE 151 Planning Commission
- 35. ARTICLE 153 Municipal Building Commission
- 36. ARTICLE 155 Board of Health
- 37. ARTICLE 157 Parks and Recreation Commission
- 38. ARTICLE 159 Municipal Civil Service Commission
- 39. ARTICLE 161 Wheeling Municipal Auditorium and Parking Board
- 40. ARTICLE 163 Greater Wheeling Sports and Entertainment Authority
- 41. ARTICLE 165 Hall of Fame Board
- 42. ARTICLE 167 Wheeling Park Commission
- 43. ARTICLE 169 Human Rights Commission
- 44. ARTICLE 171 Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority
- 45. ARTICLE 173 Historic Landmarks Commission
- 46. ARTICLE 175 Centre Market Commission
- 47. ARTICLE 176 Arts and Cultural Commission
- 48. ARTICLE 177 Waterfront - Heritage Port Commission
- 49. ARTICLE 179 Mayor’s Commission on Economic and Industrial Development
- 50. ARTICLE 180 Municipal Tree Board
- 51. CHAPTER NINE - Financial Procedures
- 52. ARTICLE 181 Budgets and Appropriations
- 53. ARTICLE 183 Contracts and Purchases
- 54. ARTICLE 185 City Depositories
- 55. CHAPTER ELEVEN - Judicial
- 56. ARTICLE 191 Municipal Court
- 57. PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
- 58. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 59. ARTICLE 301 Definitions
- 60. ARTICLE 303 Enforcement, Impounding and Penalty
- 61. ARTICLE 305 Traffic Control
- 62. CHAPTER THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
- 63. ARTICLE 311 Street Obstructions and Special Uses
- 64. ARTICLE 313 Traffic Control Devices
- 65. CHAPTER FIVE - Vehicular Operation
- 66. ARTICLE 331 Crashes
- 67. ARTICLE 333 Driving Under the Influence; Reckless Driving
- 68. ARTICLE 334 Open Container Law
- 69. ARTICLE 335 Speed Restrictions
- 70. ARTICLE 337 Driving on Right; Passing
- 71. ARTICLE 339 Turning and Starting; Signals
- 72. ARTICLE 341 Right of Way
- 73. ARTICLE 343 Special Stops Required
- 74. ARTICLE 345 Safety and Equipment
- 75. ARTICLE 347 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- 76. ARTICLE 349 Miscellaneous Rules
- 77. ARTICLE 351 Licensing Generally
- 78. ARTICLE 353 Commercial Drivers
- 79. ARTICLE 355 All-Terrain Vehicles
- 80. ARTICLE 356 Street Legal Special Purpose Vehicles
- 81. ARTICLE 357 Autonomous Vehicles and Devices
- 82. CHAPTER SEVEN - Parking
- 83. ARTICLE 361 Parking Generally
- 84. ARTICLE 363 Parking Meters
- 85. ARTICLE 365 Lighting of Public Parking Lots
- 86. CHAPTER NINE - Pedestrians and Bicycles
- 87. ARTICLE 371 Pedestrians
- 88. ARTICLE 373 Bicycles
- 89. ARTICLE 374 Motorized Scooter
- 90. ARTICLE 375 Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety
- 91. PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
- 92. ARTICLE 503 Advertising
- 93. ARTICLE 505 Animals and Fowl Generally
- 94. ARTICLE 507 Dogs and Cats
- 95. ARTICLE 508 Dangerous and Vicious Dogs
- 96. ARTICLE 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
- 97. ARTICLE 511 Drug Paraphernalia
- 98. ARTICLE 513 Gambling
- 99. ARTICLE 515 Fair Housing
- 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 543 Streets and Sidewalks
- 107. ARTICLE 545 Weapons and Explosives
- 108. ARTICLE 547 Tobacco Usage Restrictions
- 109. ARTICLE 549 Nuisances
- 110. ARTICLE 550 Public Nuisances - Premises Used for Illegal Activity
- 111. PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
- 112. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 113. ARTICLE 701 General Licensing Provisions and Penalty
- 114. ARTICLE 702 Simplification of Annual Municipal Business Licensing Fees
- 115. CHAPTER THREE - Business Licensing and Regulation
- 116. ARTICLE 711 Auctions
- 117. ARTICLE 713 Barbers and Beauticians
- 118. ARTICLE 715 Bowling Alleys and Billiard Tables.
- 119. ARTICLE 717 Circuses, Carnivals and Other Public Shows
- 120. ARTICLE 719 Collection Agencies
- 121. ARTICLE 720 Contractors
- 122. ARTICLE 721 Dance Floors
- 123. ARTICLE 723 Employment Agencies
- 124. ARTICLE 725 Fortunetelling
- 125. ARTICLE 727 Hawkers and Peddlers
- 126. ARTICLE 729 House Razers
- 127. ARTICLE 731 Insurance Companies
- 128. ARTICLE 733 Itinerant Vendors
- 129. ARTICLE 735 Junk Dealers
- 130. ARTICLE 737 Laundries
- 131. ARTICLE 739 Merchandise Brokers
- 132. ARTICLE 741 Nonintoxicating Beer
- 133. ARTICLE 743 Outdoor Advertising
- 134. ARTICLE 745 Parking Lots
- 135. ARTICLE 747 Pawnbrokers
- 136. ARTICLE 749 Photographers
- 137. ARTICLE 750 Private Clubs
- 138. ARTICLE 753 Professional Bondsmen
- 139. ARTICLE 755 Real Estate Brokers
- 140. ARTICLE 757 Special Sales
- 141. ARTICLE 759 Slot Machines and Automatic Devices
- 142. ARTICLE 761 Small Loan Businesses
- 143. ARTICLE 762 Solicitation of Funds
- 144. ARTICLE 763 Stores
- 145. ARTICLE 765 Street Photographers and Weighers
- 146. ARTICLE 767 Taxicabs
- 147. ARTICLE 769 Trading Stamps
- 148. ARTICLE 771 Trailer Camps
- 149. ARTICLE 773 Warehouses
- 150. ARTICLE 777 Window or House Cleaners
- 151. ARTICLE 778 Wine Dealers
- 152. ARTICLE 779 Yard or Garage Sales
- 153. ARTICLE 780 Street Vendors
- 154. CHAPTER FIVE - Taxation and Service Charges
- 155. ARTICLE 781 Amusement Tax
- 156. ARTICLE 783 Horse and Dog Race Tracks
- 157. ARTICLE 785 Liquor Sales Tax
- 158. ARTICLE 787 Privilege Tax
- 159. ARTICLE 789 Public Utilities Tax
- 160. ARTICLE 791 Hotel Occupancy Tax
- 161. ARTICLE 793 Fire Service Charges
- 162. ARTICLE 795 Public Utility Service Excise Tax
- 163. ARTICLE 796 Consumers Sales and Use Taxes
- 164. ARTICLE 797 City Service Fee
- 165. CHAPTER SIX - Special Charges for Municipal Services
- 166. ARTICLE 800 Regulations
- 167. PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
- 168. CHAPTER ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
- 169. ARTICLE 901 Special Street Privileges
- 170. ARTICLE 903 Sidewalks, Curbs and Driveways
- 171. ARTICLE 905 Street and Sidewalk Openings
- 172. ARTICLE 907 Trees
- 173. ARTICLE 909 Television Wires and Cables
- 174. ARTICLE 911 Poles and Wires
- 175. ARTICLE 913 Cable Television
- 176. CHAPTER THREE - Utilities
- 177. ARTICLE 921 Sewer Regulations
- 178. ARTICLE 923 Sewer Service Charges
- 179. ARTICLE 925 Garbage, Rubbish and Designated Recyclable Material
- 180. ARTICLE 927 Sewer Use
- 181. ARTICLE 929 Water Charges
- 182. CHAPTER FIVE - Other Public Services
- 183. ARTICLE 931 Municipal Swimming Pools
- 184. ARTICLE 933 Cemeteries and Burials
- 185. ARTICLE 935 Emergency Ambulance Service
- 186. ARTICLE 937 Heritage Port and Veteran’s Memorial Amphitheater
- 187. ARTICLE 939 Stormwater Management and Surface Water Discharge Control
- 188. PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
- 189. ARTICLE 1103 Littering
- 190. ARTICLE 1105 Milk and Milk Products
- 191. ARTICLE 1107 Rat Control
- 192. ARTICLE 1109 Transportation of Noxious Materials
- 193. ARTICLE 1111 Water Regulations
- 194. ARTICLE 1112 Cross-Connection and Backflow Prevention
- 195. ARTICLE 1113 Weeds
- 196. PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
- 197. CHAPTER ONE - Subdivision Regulations
- 198. ARTICLE 1301 General Provisions
- 199. ARTICLE 1303 Definitions
- 200. ARTICLE 1305 Subdivision Application, Review and Approval
- 201. ARTICLE 1307 Street Design Standards
- 202. ARTICLE 1309 Utilities and Drainage
- 203. ARTICLE 1311 General Requirements and Standards
- 204. CHAPTER THREE - Zoning Ordinance
- 205. ARTICLE 1323 General Provisions
- 206. ARTICLE 1327 Definitions
- 207. ARTICLE 1331 Provisions Applicable to All Zoning Districts
- 208. ARTICLE 1335 Residential Districts
- 209. ARTICLE 1339 Commercial Districts
- 210. ARTICLE 1343 Industrial Districts
- 211. ARTICLE 1347 Master Planned Development and Special Districts
- 212. ARTICLE 1351 Overlay Districts
- 213. ARTICLE 1355 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- 214. ARTICLE 1359 Signs and Outdoor Advertising Structures
- 215. ARTICLE 1361 Adult Establishments
- 216. ARTICLE 1363 Wireless Telecommunications Towers and
- 217. ARTICLE 1367 Home Occupations
- 218. ARTICLE 1371 Special Permits
- 219. ARTICLE 1372 Conditional Use Permits
- 220. ARTICLE 1373 Site Plan Review
- 221. ARTICLE 1377 Administration and Enforcement
- 222. PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
- 223. CHAPTER ONE - Administration and Enforcement
- 224. ARTICLE 1501 Bureau of Fire Prevention
- 225. ARTICLE 1503 Inspections; Records and Reports
- 226. ARTICLE 1505 Permits
- 227. ARTICLE 1507 Enforcement and Penalty
- 228. CHAPTER THREE - Regulations and Requirements
- 229. ARTICLE 1521 State and Model Standards Adopted
- 230. ARTICLE 1523 Dry Cleaning Machines
- 231. ARTICLE 1529 Electric Wiring and Appliances
- 232. ARTICLE 1531 Explosives and Ammunition
- 233. ARTICLE 1533 Exits and Stairways
- 234. ARTICLE 1535 Fireworks
- 235. ARTICLE 1537 Fire Protection Equipment
- 236. ARTICLE 1547 Gas Piping and Appliances
- 237. ARTICLE 1563 Precautions Against Fire
- 238. PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
- 239. CHAPTER ONE - Administration
- 240. ARTICLE 1701 General Provisions
- 241. ARTICLE 1705 Building Inspection Department
- 242. ARTICLE 1709 Permits and Fees
- 243. CHAPTER THREE - Model Codes Adopted
- 244. ARTICLE 1718 Vacant Structure Code
- 245. ARTICLE 1721 International Building Code
- 246. ARTICLE 1722 Uninhabitable Structures
- 247. ARTICLE 1723 International Existing Building Code
- 248. ARTICLE 1724 International Fuel Gas Code
- 249. ARTICLE 1725 International Mechanical Code
- 250. ARTICLE 1726 American National Standards for Accessibility
- 251. ARTICLE 1729 International Plumbing Code
- 252. ARTICLE 1731 International Residential Code
- 253. ARTICLE 1733 National Electrical Code
- 254. ARTICLE 1735 International Energy Conservation Code
- 255. ARTICLE 1737 Standard Excavating and Grading Code
- 256. CHAPTER FIVE - Local Standards
- 257. ARTICLE 1745 Fire Zones
- 258. ARTICLE 1749 Use of Public Property
- 259. ARTICLE 1753 Gas Piping
- 260. ARTICLE 1757 Signs and outdoor Display Structures
- 261. ARTICLE 1761 Swimming Pools
- 262. ARTICLE 1765 Flood Damage Control
- 263. CHAPTER SEVEN - Housing
- 264. ARTICLE 1771 International Property Maintenance Code
- 265. ARTICLE 1775 Administration and Enforcement