§8A-11-1. Standards for Factory-Built Homes
(a) Notwithstanding any existing provisions of law, municipal or county ordinance or state building code, the standards for factory-built homes, housing prototypes, subsystems, materials and components certified as acceptable by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development are considered acceptable and are approved for use in housing construction in this state. (b) Appropriate building […]
§8A-11-2. Permitted Use for Group Residential Facility
(a) A group residential facility as defined in article seventeen, chapter twenty-seven of this code, shall be a permitted residential use of property for the purposes of zoning and is a permitted use in zones or districts where single family dwelling units or multifamily dwelling units are permitted. (b) A governing body of a municipality […]
§8A-12-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that agriculture is a unique "life support" industry and that a need exists to assist those agricultural areas of the state which are experiencing the irreversible loss of agricultural land. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide persons and other entities an opportunity to voluntarily […]
§8A-12-2. County Farmland Protection Programs and Farmland Protection Boards Authorized; Authority of County Commission to Approve Purchase of Farmland Easements; Expense Reimbursement of Actual Expenses for the Board Members
(a) The county commission of each county may adopt and implement a farmland protection program within the county. The county commission of each county which decides to adopt and implement a farmland protection program shall appoint a farmland protection board. The farmland protection board shall administer on behalf of the county commission all matters concerning […]
§8A-9-7. Appeal From Final Judgment of Circuit Court or Judge
An appeal may be taken to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals from the final judgment of the court or judge reversing, affirming or modifying the decision or order of the planning commission, board of subdivision and land development appeals, or board of zoning appeals within the same time, in the same manner, and […]
§8A-10-1. Enforcement
The governing body of a municipality or county may: (1) Enforce penalties, set out in section two of this article, for failure to comply with the provisions of any ordinance or rule and regulation adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and
§8A-10-2. Penalty
A person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500.
§8A-10-3. Injunction
(a) The planning commission, board of subdivision and land development appeals, the board of zoning appeals or any designated enforcement official may seek an injunction in the circuit court of the county where the affected property is located, to restrain a person or unit of government from violating the provisions of this chapter or of […]
§8A-10-4. Special Provisions
(a) The planning and zoning provisions of this chapter are supplemental to and do not abrogate the powers and authority extended to agencies, bureaus, departments, commissions, divisions and officials of the state government by other state statute and those powers and authority shall remain in full force and effect. (b) The powers of supervision and […]
§8A-9-5. Return to Writ
(a) The return to the writ of certiorari by the planning commission, board of subdivision and land development appeals, or board of zoning appeals must concisely set forth the pertinent facts and data and present material to show the grounds of the decision or order appealed. The return must be verified by the secretary of […]