(a) The governing body of a municipality or a county may regulate land use within its jurisdiction by:
(1) Adopting a comprehensive plan;
(2) Working with the planning commission and the public to develop a zoning ordinance; and
(3) Enacting a zoning ordinance.
(b) A zoning ordinance may cover a county's entire jurisdiction or parts of its jurisdiction.
(c) A zoning ordinance shall cover a municipality's entire jurisdiction.
(d) A municipality may adopt, by reference, the zoning ordinance of the county in which it is located.
Structure West Virginia Code
§8A-7-1. Authority for Zoning Ordinance
§8A-7-2. Contents of Zoning Ordinance
§8A-7-4. Study and Report on Zoning
§8A-7-5. Enactment of Zoning Ordinance
§8A-7-6. Filing the Zoning Ordinance
§8A-7-7. Election on a Zoning Ordinance
§8A-7-8. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance by the Governing Body
§8A-7-8a. Requirements for Adopting an Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance
§8A-7-9. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance by Petition
§8A-7-10. Effect of Enacted Zoning Ordinance
§8A-7-12. Validation of Prior Zoning Ordinance
§8A-7-13. Process to Replace Nontraditional Zoning Ordinance