§8-12-1. General corporate powers of all municipalities. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every municipality shall have plenary power and authority: (1) To have and use a common seal;
(a) Every municipality may provide for the centralized purchasing of materials, supplies and equipment; and the term "equipment," for the purposes of this section, shall include, but not be limited to, motor vehicles. Every municipality may, by agreement with the state director of the division of purchases of the department of finance and administration, purchase […]
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or any charter provision to the contrary, the governing body of every municipality shall have plenary power and authority to enter into and execute a lease agreement for the obtaining of equipment or material. Any such lease agreement shall not be void or voidable because it also provides […]
Every municipality shall have plenary power and authority to enter into a lease with the owner or owners of any real property situate within the corporate limits of such municipality by which such real property is demised, leased and let to such municipality for an off-street parking facility (including parking lots, buildings, ramps, parking meters […]
(a) The governing body of every municipality shall have plenary power and authority by ordinance or a code of ordinances to: (1) Regulate the erection, construction, repair or alteration of structures of every kind within the corporate limits of the municipality, prohibit, within specified territorial limits, the erection, construction, repair or alteration of structures of […]
The governing body of every municipality has plenary power and authority to require a permit as a condition precedent to the erection, construction, repair or alteration of any structure or of any equipment or part of a structure which is regulated by state law or municipal ordinance: Provided, That no such permits may be required […]
The governing body of every municipality shall have plenary power and authority to provide for the entering and inspection of private premises to aid in the enforcement of any state law or municipal ordinance: Provided, That this section shall not be construed as purporting to authorize an unreasonable search and seizure prohibited by section six, […]
(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Code enforcement agency” means either a code enforcement department as defined by 87 CSR 7-2, as may be amended, or an enforcement agency as permitted by subsection (c) of this section.
(a) The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, establish a property registration for any real property improved by a structure that is uninhabitable and violates the applicable building code adopted by the municipality. An owner of real property subject to the registration shall be assessed a fee as provided by the ordinance. (b) […]
(a) A municipality that has adopted an anti-littering ordinance pursuant to section five of this article may provide, by ordinance, for the appointment of special litter prevention officers to aid in the enforcement of the municipal anti-littering ordinance. (b) The ordinance enacted, pursuant to this section, must specify the duties to be performed by the […]
(a) The governing body of a municipality shall have plenary power and authority to establish by ordinance a vacant building and property registration and maintenance program. (b) For purposes of this section: (1) "Owner" or "property owner" means a person who individually or jointly with others:
A municipality may designate areas of special or unique interest, with sites, buildings and structures within those areas, which are of local, regional, statewide or national significance. An area that has been so designated does not limit the use of nor require any alteration of any privately owned property in the area for any purpose. […]
NOTE: West Virginia Code 8-12-17 was amended by two bills passed during the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature. When two acts of the Legislature amend the same section of the Code without express recognition in the bill of the action of the other bill, the Legislative Manager makes no determination as to the appropriate, […]
(a) Every municipality, municipal building commission created pursuant to §8-33-1 et seq. of this code, and municipal development authority created pursuant to §7-12-1 et seq. of this code is authorized to sell, lease as lessor, or dispose of any of its real or personal property or any interest therein or any part thereof (other than […]
AND AUTHORITY. §8-12-19. Extraterritorial exercise of powers and authority. Wherever the powers and authority granted in this chapter cannot be reasonably and efficiently exercised by confining the exercise thereof within the corporate limits of the municipality, the powers and authority of the municipality shall extend beyond the corporate limits to the extent necessary to the […]
§8-12-2. Home rule powers for all cities. (a) In accordance with the provisions of the "Municipal Home Rule Amendment" to the Constitution of this state, and in addition to the powers and authority granted by (i) such Constitution, (ii) other provisions of this chapter, (iii) other general law, and (iv) any existing charter, any city […]
(a) In addition to all other powers and duties conferred by law upon municipalities, municipalities are empowered to enact municipality Adopt-A-Street programs. (b) The state Adopt-A-Highway Program was established in the late 1980s to improve the quality of the states environment by encouraging public involvement in the elimination of highway litter. That program is cosponsored […]
Except as expressly provided by this code, neither a municipality nor the governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance or otherwise, enact or enforce any law, ordinance, regulation, or rule, requiring the licensing, certification, or registration of any person or business in order to practice or conduct a trade, occupation, or profession within the […]
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Zombie Property Remediation Act of 2021. (b) No action may be brought pursuant to this section until the municipality has informed any and all mortgagees in writing and by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the mortgagee’s registered agent identified by the mortgagee […]
(a) As used in this section: “Energy source” means the method of generation, or the fuel source, used to provide or supply utility service to a customer. The term includes any nonrenewable or renewable energy source. “Governing body” shall mean the mayor and council together, the council, the board of directors, the commission, or other […]
