{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-11-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8-11-3","heading":"Cases requiring enactment of ordinance.","body":"In the following enumerated cases, the action of a governing body shall, except where otherwise provided in this code, be by ordinance:\n(1) Levying taxes or providing for the collection of fees of any kind;\n(2) Requiring a license to do business;\n(3) Relating to offenses and penalties;\n(4) Authorizing the issuance of bonds or other forms of indebtedness;\n(5) Providing for a public improvement;\n(6) Providing for the purchase of private property by the municipality or for the sale of property belonging to the municipality;\n(7) Laying out or vacating a public street, avenue, road, alley or way;\n(8) Relating to planning and zoning;\n(9) Granting franchises to public utilities;\n(10) Providing for a contractual or other agreement with another jurisdiction; and\n(11) Relating to such other matters as the charter may require.\nThe action of a governing body shall also be by ordinance in any other case in which an ordinance is required by the provisions of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.","ARTICLE 11. POWERS AND DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCE PROCEDURES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8-11-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:46Z","sha256":"20c7a15df80713238c30c4a01b2ba0191bdafe77c77302691cad20b921b8a88c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-11-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-11-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}