(a) The governing body of a municipality or a county may regulate subdivisions and land development within its jurisdiction by:
(1) Adopting a comprehensive plan and enacting a subdivision and land development ordinance; or
(2) Establishing a planning commission, enacting a subdivision and land development ordinance, and adopting a comprehensive plan for the area included in the subdivision and land development ordinance within three years of the enactment of the subdivision and land development ordinance.
(b) A municipality may adopt, by reference, the subdivision and land development ordinance of the county in which it is located.
(c) With the prior approval of the county planning commission, a municipality may, by ordinance, designate the county planning commission as the planning commission for the municipality to review and approve subdivision or land development plans and plats.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 4. Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
§8A-4-1. Subdivision and Land Development Ordinances Authorized
§8A-4-2. Contents of Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
§8A-4-3. Enactment of Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
§8A-4-4. Filing the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
§8A-4-5. Amendments to the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
§8A-4-6. Effect of Adopted Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
§8A-4-7. Validation of Prior Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance