{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8a-4-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8A-4-1","heading":"Subdivision and land development ordinances authorized.","body":"(a) The governing body of a municipality or a county may regulate subdivisions and land development within its jurisdiction by:\n(1) Adopting a comprehensive plan and enacting a subdivision and land development ordinance; or\n(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.\n(b) A municipality may adopt, by reference, the subdivision and land development ordinance of the county in which it is located.\n(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.","path":["CHAPTER 8A. LAND USE PLANNING.","ARTICLE 4. SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8A-4-1/","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":"f4d026dcfd0da929dff2571f894e4f1fbee0c6174a6ea18db16b3c8d013e3bc7","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8a-3-14","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8a-4-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}