West Virginia Code 8A-7-1 – Authority for zoning ordinance
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(a) The governing body of a municipality or a county may regulate land use within its jurisdiction by:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 8A-7-1
- Governing body: means the body that governs a municipality or county. See West Virginia Code 8A-1-2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plan: means a written description for the development of land. See West Virginia Code 8A-1-2
- Planning commission: means a municipal planning commission, a county planning commission, a multicounty planning commission, a regional planning commission or a joint planning commission. See West Virginia Code 8A-1-2
- Zoning: means the division of a municipality or county into districts or zones which specify permitted and conditional uses and development standards for real property within the districts or zones. See West Virginia Code 8A-1-2
(1) Adopting a comprehensive plan;
(2) Working with the planning commission and the public to develop a zoning ordinance; and
(3) Enacting a zoning ordinance.
(b) A zoning ordinance may cover a county's entire jurisdiction or parts of its jurisdiction.
(c) A zoning ordinance shall cover a municipality's entire jurisdiction.
(d) A municipality may adopt, by reference, the zoning ordinance of the county in which it is located.