The following Uses are prohibited in any Zoning District.
(a) Sanitary Landfills.
(b) Scrapyards/Junkyards.
(c) Any Use that, though properly and safely operated with ordinary care, according to good and reasonable practice, causes noxious or offensive odors, gas, fumes, smoke, dust, vibrations or noise that would substantially interfere with other principal Permitted Use or Special Exception Use of the subject Lot, or with development in adjacent Zoning Districts, shall be prohibited. Determination of whether a use is allowed shall be made by the City Engineer/Planning Director or designee and the decision may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(d) Accessory Uses not expressly covered in Table 1327-1.
Table 1327-1 Table of Permissible Uses.
MARTINSBURG ZONING ORDINANCE DISTRICT USE TABLE Key: R = Permitted by Right SE = Permitted by Special Exception Blank Cell = Non-Permitted Use | MAPPED ZONING DISTRICTS Refer to Article 3 Zoning District Building Form Regulations for Specific application of Uses | |||||
Urban Residential | Suburban Residential | Downtown | Mixed Use Residential | Mixed Use Commercial | Medical-Institutional | |
USES | UR | SR | DT | MUR | MUC | MIN |
PRINCIPAL USES | ||||||
RESIDENTIAL AND LODGING | ||||||
Household Living | ||||||
Single Family Detached Dwelling | R | R | R | R | ||
Single Family Semi-Attached Dwelling | R | R | R | R | ||
Two-Family Dwelling | SE | SE | R | R | ||
Multi-Family Dwelling | SE | R | R | R | R | |
Townhouse Dwelling | SE | SE | R | R | R | |
Efficiency/Micro-Unit Dwelling | SE | R | R | R | R | |
Bed and Breakfast 2 | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Tourist Home2 | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Group Residential Facility/Home3 | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Hotel/Apartment Hotel | R | R | R | R | ||
Manufactured Homes and Factory-Built Housing | SE | SE | ||||
Nursing Home Facility | SE | SE | R | |||
Rooming houses and Boarding house | SE | SE | SE | |||
Temporary Shelter Facility | SE | SE | SE | |||
2 Pursuant to West Virginia Code §8-1-5a, Municipal Home Rule Program, municipalities may not prohibit or effectively limit the rental of a property, in whole or in part, or regulate the duration, frequency, or location of such rental, in whole or in part.
3 Pursuant to West Virginia Code §8A-11-2, a Group Residential Facility / Home 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. A governing body of a municipality or a county, and a planning commission, cannot discriminate in regard to housing and cannot require a group residential facility or its owner or operator, to obtain a conditional use permit, special use permit, special exception or variance to locate a group residential facility in a zone or district where single family dwelling units or multifamily dwelling units are permitted.
MARTINSBURG ZONING ORDINANCE DISTRICT USE TABLE Key: R = Permitted by Right SE = Permitted by Special Exception Blank Cell = Non-Permitted Use | MAPPED ZONING DISTRICTS Refer to Article 3 Zoning District Building Form Regulations for Specific application of Uses | |||||
Urban Residential | Suburban Residential | Downtown | Mixed Use Residential | Mixed Use Commercial | Medical-Institutional | |
USES | UR | SR | DT | MUR | MUC | MIN |
PRINCIPAL USES | ||||||
CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL | ||||||
Assembly, Neighborhood | R | SE | R | R | R | R |
Assembly, General | SE | SE | SE | R | R | R |
Government Faiclity | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Higher Education | SE | R | R | |||
Hospital | R | |||||
Library/Museum | SE | R | R | R | R | |
Police/Fire/EMS | R | R | R | R | R | R |
School, Pre-K, Elementary, Intermediate | SE | SE | R | R | R | R |
School, High School, Higher Education | SE | SE | R | R | R | R |
Stadium/Arena | SE | SE | ||||
Transit Station | SE | R | R | R | R | |
OPEN SPACE | ||||||
Community Garden | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Honey Beekeeping | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
Intensive Park Uses | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
Park | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Urban Farm | SE | SE | SE | SE | ||
MARTINSBURG ZONING ORDINANCE DISTRICT USE TABLE Key: R = Permitted by Right SE = Permitted by Special Exception Blank Cell = Non-Permitted Use | MAPPED ZONING DISTRICTS Refer to Article 3 Zoning District Building Form Regulations for Specific application of Uses | |||||
Urban Residential | Suburban Residential | Downtown | Mixed Use Residential | Mixed Use Commercial | Medical-Institutional | |
USES | UR | SR | DT | MUR | MUC | MIN |
PRINCIPAL USES | ||||||
RETAIL USES | ||||||
Neighborhood Retail | R | R | R | R | R | |
General Retail | SE | R | R | R | R | |
Commercial Equipment and Supply | SE | R | ||||
Convenience Store | SE | R | R | R | R | |
Convenience Store with Gas Dispensing | SE | SE | ||||
Discount Variety Store | SE | R | R | R | ||
Outdoor Sales Lot | R | |||||
SERVICE USES | ||||||
Neighborhood Service | R | R | R | R | R | |
Medical Clinic | SE | SE | SE | R | ||
General Service | SE | R | R | R | R | |
Adult Day Care | SE | R | SE | R | R | |
Automobile Fueling and Limited Service | SE | R | R | |||
Automobile Service/Car Wash | SE | SE | ||||
Automobile, Truck, Limousine rental | R | R | ||||
Bail Bonds Agency | SE | R | R | |||
Child Day Care | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | |
Community Service | SE | R | SE | SE | R | |
Drinking Places | R | SE | R | R | ||
Eating Places | SE | R | SE | R | R | |
Electronic Cigarette/Vaporizer Store | R | SE | R | |||
MARTINSBURG ZONING ORDINANCE DISTRICT USE TABLE Key: R = Permitted by Right SE = Permitted by Special Exception Blank Cell = Non-Permitted Use | MAPPED ZONING DISTRICTS Refer to Article 3 Zoning District Building Form Regulations for Specific application of Uses | |||||
Urban Residential | Suburban Residential | Downtown | Mixed Use Residential | Mixed Use Commercial | Medical-Institutional | |
USES | UR | SR | DT | MUR | MUC | MIN |
SERVICE USES (Cont.) | ||||||
Entertainment Assembly | R | SE | R | R | ||
Mini-Self Storage Facility | SE | |||||
Pawn Shop/Check Cashing Establishment | SE | R | R | |||
Private Club | R | SE | R | R | ||
Smoking Places | R | R | ||||
Tattoo/Piercing Parlor | R | SE | R | |||
ADULT USES | ||||||
Adult Uses | The Location of Adult Uses is regulated under City Code Section 705.04 | |||||
EMPLOYMENT USES | ||||||
Office | R | R | R | R | R | |
Craftsman Studio | SE | R | R | R | R | |
Medical Marijuana Production Facility | SE | SE | ||||
Medical Production Facility | R | |||||
INFRASTRUCTURE USES | ||||||
Parking | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | |
Transportation & Utilities | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Wireless Telecommunication Facilities | Use Regulated pursuant to City Ordinance No. 2002-06 titled“A Local Ordinance Regulating the Siting of Wireless Telecommunication Facilities” and incorporated herein by reference. | |||||
ACCESSORY USES | ||||||
RESIDENTIAL | ||||||
Accessory Dwelling Unit | R | SE | R | R | ||
Home Childcare | SE | SE | SE | SE | ||
MARTINSBURG ZONING ORDINANCE DISTRICT USE TABLE Key: R = Permitted by Right SE = Permitted by Special Exception Blank Cell = Non-Permitted Use | MAPPED ZONING DISTRICTS Refer to Article 3 Zoning District Building Form Regulations for Specific application of Uses | |||||
Urban Residential | Suburban Residential | Downtown | Mixed Use Residential | Mixed Use Commercial | Medical-Institutional | |
USES | UR | SR | DT | MUR | MUC | MIN |
RESIDENTIAL (Cont.) | ||||||
Home Occupation | R | R | R | R | R | |
Room Rental 4 | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Sleeping Quarters for Caretaker | SE | SE | R | R | R | |
COMMERCIAL | ||||||
Drive-Through Facility | SE | SE | SE | SE | ||
Outdoor Café | R | R | R | R | R | |
Outdoor Display | R | R | R | R | R | |
Outdoor Storage | R | |||||
Limited video Lottery | SE | SE | ||||
Parking | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | |
OTHER | ||||||
Heliport | SE | |||||
Signs | See Article 6. Table 6.01 | |||||
TEMPORARY USES | ||||||
Temporary Food Establishment | SE | SE | R | R | R | R |
Temporary Outdoor Events | SE | SE | SE | R | R | |
Farmers Market | R | R | R | R | ||
4 Pursuant to West Virginia Code §8-1-5a, Municipal Home Rule Program, municipalities may not prohibit or effectively limit the rental of a property, in whole or in part, or regulate the duration, frequency, or location of such rental, in whole or in part.
(Ord. 2021-07. Passed 7-21-21; Ord. 2023-16. Passed 10-19-23.)