(a) Any municipal ordinance or order concerning the regulation or placement of amateur radio antennas must:
(1) Comply with all Federal Communications Commission regulations and its rulings and orders;
(2) Reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications; and
(3) Represent the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish the municipality's legitimate purpose.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit a municipal governing body from taking action to protect or preserve historic buildings, structures, sites and districts that have been established by federal, state or local law.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations
§8-12-1. General Corporate Powers of All Municipalities
§8-12-2. Home Rule Powers for All Cities
§8-12-3. Creation by Charter Provision of Certain Independent City Boards
§8-12-4. Power to Provide by Charter for Initiative, Referendum and Recall
§8-12-5. General Powers of Every Municipality and the Governing Body Thereof
§8-12-5d. Regulation of Amateur Radio Antennas
§8-12-5e. Authority to Enter Into Energy-Savings Contracts
§8-12-5f. Regulation of Taxicabs and Taxi Stands
§8-12-6. Membership in Association or League
§8-12-7. Power and Authority to Purchase Insurance and to Indemnify Officers, Agents and Employees
§8-12-8. Group Insurance Programs Authorized
§8-12-10. Purchasing; Competitive Bidding
§8-12-12. Power and Authority to Lease, Establish, Maintain and Operate Off-Street Parking Facility
§8-12-13. Building Regulation; General and Special Codes; State Building Code
§8-12-14. Permits for Construction and Alteration
§8-12-15. Municipal Inspection
§8-12-16a. Registration of Uninhabitable Property
§8-12-16b. Special Litter Prevention Officers
§8-12-16d. Additional Powers and Duties of Municipalities; Areas of Special or Unique Interest
§8-12-17. Sale or Lease of Municipal Public Utility
§8-12-18. Sale, Lease, or Disposition of Other Municipal Property
§8-12-19. Extraterritorial Exercise of Powers and Authority
§8-12-20. Authorizing Municipalities to Enact Adopt-a-Street Programs
§8-12-21. Restriction on the Regulation of Trades, Occupations, and Professions
§8-12-22. Foreclosure Actions Involving Abandoned Properties
§8-12-24. Dedication to or Naming Municipal Property for Office Holder Prohibited
§8-12-25. Authorizing Certain Municipalities to Create a Pension Funding Program