Charter & Ordinances
City Charter
Selected Ordinances
Documents are in PDF format.
- 100 – Offenses and Penalties
- 193 – Construction, Maintenance, Use of Public Streets & Drainage System
- 198 – Conduct of Minors
- 244 – Zoning Ordinance
- 244 – Zoning Map
- 268 – Skateboard Operation
- 299 – Zoning C4
- 300 – Animal Control (see 397)
- 301 – ATV operation
- 322 – Sewer Use
- 353 – Flood Ordinance
- 365 – Noise Limitation
- 367 – Vacant Structures (see 402)
- 372 – No Smoking in Parks
- 374 – Crossroads Recycling
- 375 – Junk Storage
- 377 – Electrical Inspection
- 390 – Fire Protection Fees
- 393 – Home Rule Ordinance-Enterprise Zone
- 395 – Recreational Vehicles
- 397 – Animal Care and Control amends 300
- 398 – International Property Maintenance code
- 401 – Building Permit Fees
- 402 – Registration of Vacant Buildings
- 403 – Sewer Rate Increase
- 404 – On-site Citations
- 409 – Parking
- 412 – Electronic Billboards in Zone C-4
- 415 – Stormwater Collection
- 416 – Home Rule Ordinance Brunch Bill
- 417 – Adoption of State Building Code
- 418 – Regulation of Fireworks Within Municipal Limits
- 419 – Sewer Rate Increase 2017
- 420 – Amending Animal Care Control Off-leash area
- 421 – Amending Animal Care Control
- 422 – Amending Parking Ordinance
- 423 – Criminal Prohibition of Asbestos at Transfer Station
- 424 – Amending Animal Care and Control Ordinance – Animal Cruelty – Tethering of Dogs
- 426 – Rezoning 29 Armory Road from C-2 to Industrial
- 427 – Rezoning 52 54 & 56 South Kanawha from R-2 to C-1
- 428 – Public Nuisance Properties
- 429 – Reforming Buckhannon Planning Commission
- 430 – Residential Parking Near WVWC
- 431 – Authorizing-Submission-of-Application-for-Amendment-to-Home-Rule-Plan-Municipal-Sales-and-Use-Tax
- 432 – SYCC Board Expansion
- 433 – Municipal Sales Service Use Tax and Modification of Retail B&O Tax
- 435 – Amending Parking Ordinances Identifying Lots & Use
- 439 – Comprehensive Plan 2025 Adoption
- 440 – Increasing Salary of City Recorder
- 441 – Prohibiting the Award of Living Animals as Prizes
- 442 – Amending Animal Care Control Commission Membership
- 447 – Revising Downtown Parking Enforcement (409 422 435)
- 449 – Old Weston Road Sewer Extension Surcharge
- 450 – Establishing The Colonial Theatre Board
- 451 – Water Rate Increase New Rates & Charges – Effective August 1, 2021
- 452 – Renaming The Colonial Theatre To Colonial Arts Center
- 453 – Amending Ordinance 242 Regarding Municipal Judge Residency
- 454 – Downtown Parade Route Parking
- 455 – Authorizing the Purchase of 61 East Main Street
- 456 – Establishing the Buckhannon Parks and Recreation Advisory Board – Revised(1)
- 457 – Amending the R-2 Zone to Include Condominiums or other Unit Properties
- 458 – Changing Qualifications for Members of the Water and Waste Removal Boards
- 459 – State Building Code Update Adoption – 2022 update
- 460 – Authorizing Purchase of Portion of 10 East Lincoln Street
- 461 – SYCC Board Reduced To 9 Members & Meeting Schedule Change
- 462 – Regarding Enforcement of Parking Ordinances
- 463 – COB & WVWC Property Exchange Final
- 464 – TV Cable Franchise Renewal 10 years
- 465 – Bond Ordinance of the City of Buckhannon SYCC Building Project
- 466 – Expediting Enforcement of Property Nuisance Ordinances
- 467 – Fire Protection Fee Gross Receipts – 2024 Increase
- 468 – Police Protection Fee Gross Receipts – 2024 Increase
Public Hearings
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