Section
General Provisions
150.001 Office of Building Official
150.002 Office of Building Inspector
150.003 Inspection of buildings while under construction; stop work orders
150.004 Refund of building permit fee; water and sewer tap fees; imposition of processing fee
150.005 Building projects which do not alter existing exterior structures; permit issuance authority
Building Permits
150.020 Required; exceptions
150.021 Application; plans and specifications; application for variance
150.022 Fees
150.023 Fees; prior payment
150.024 Issuance; denial; form; expiration
Building Code
150.035 Adopted
150.036 Administration and enforcement
150.037 Enforcement of external sanitation and common nuisance violations
150.038 Authority of city to file liens on real property for costs incurred in abating exterior sanitation and common nuisance violations and for costs incurred in repairing, relaying or constructing sidewalks
Certification of Electricians
150.110 Generally
Rental Housing
150.125 Purpose
150.126 Scope
150.127 Definitions
150.128 Illegal conditions
150.129 Application for certificate of use and occupancy
150.130 Filing deadlines
150.131 Fees and conditions
150.132 Inspections
150.133 Certificate of use and occupancy, display, transfer, expiration
150.134 Notice of violation
150.135 Right of appeal
150.136 Applicability of other laws
150.137 Waiverability
150.138 Applicability of other codes and ordinances
Vacant Structures
150.150 Adoption
150.151 Purpose
150.152 Definitions
150.153 Inspection
150.154 Corrective action
150.155 Registration generally
150.156 Right of appeal
150.157 Amending information
150.158 Reinspection
150.159 Nonpayment of fees/liens
150.160 Relation to other codes and laws
Unsafe Structures
150.175 Purpose
150.176 Definitions
150.177 Closing and removal of unsafe structures
150.178 Inspection
150.179 Correction of unsafe conditions
150.180 Relief from order for corrective action
150.181 Owner responsibility for costs
150.182 Civil action for corrective action and recovery of costs
150.183 Notices
Means of Appeal
150.195 Purpose
150.196 Membership
150.197 Procedures and duties
150.198 Remedies
150.999 Penalty
Statutory reference:
Authority of Council to provide for elimination of health and safety hazards, see W.Va. Code § 8-12-5(23)
Authority of city to provide for the regular building of houses and other structures, see W.Va. Code §§ 8-12-5(28) and 8-15-1
Authority of Council to enact building regulations, require building permits and make inspections of construction work and the like, see W.Va. Code §§ 8-12-13 through 8-12-15
Authority of Council to provide for the regular building of houses and other structures, see W.Va. Code § 8-12-5(28)
Authority to regulate the construction, repair and alteration of structures of every kind within the city and to regulate electric wiring and plumbing, see W.Va. Code § 8-12-13
Ordinances regulating repair, closing and the like of buildings unfit for human habitation, see W.Va. Code § 8-12-16