{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8a-3-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8A-3-6","heading":"Notice and public participation requirement for a comprehensive plan.","body":"(a) Prior to recommending a new or amended comprehensive plan to a governing body for adoption, the planning commission shall give notice and hold a public hearing on the new or amended comprehensive plan.\n(b) At least thirty days prior to the date set for the public hearing, the planning commission shall publish a notice of the date, time and place of the public hearing as a Class I legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code. The publication area shall be the area covered by the comprehensive plan.\n(c) A planning commission shall include public participation throughout the process of studying and preparing a comprehensive plan and amending a comprehensive plan. A planning commission shall adopt procedures for public participation throughout the process of studying and preparing or amending a comprehensive plan.\n(d) A planning commission shall request input from other affected governing bodies and units of government.","path":["CHAPTER 8A. LAND USE PLANNING.","ARTICLE 3. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8A-3-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:21:09Z","sha256":"b6a371077d249d124184a6eac74db85658dfed3c5178bee2a69781c4d6fd8fcf","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8a-3-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8a-3-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}