{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8a-7-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8A-7-1","heading":"Authority for zoning ordinance.","body":"(a) The governing body of a municipality or a county may regulate land use within its jurisdiction by:\n(1) Adopting a comprehensive plan;\n(2) Working with the planning commission and the public to develop a zoning ordinance; and\n(3) Enacting a zoning ordinance.\n(b) A zoning ordinance may cover a county's entire jurisdiction or parts of its jurisdiction.\n(c) A zoning ordinance shall cover a municipality's entire jurisdiction.\n(d) A municipality may adopt, by reference, the zoning ordinance of the county in which it is located.","path":["CHAPTER 8A. LAND USE PLANNING.","ARTICLE 7. ZONING ORDINANCE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8A-7-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:21:10Z","sha256":"a1476bc65d1b2982fe8025e1e10820e71c8a7cac842781bb03d8079b308630c0","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8a-6-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8a-7-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}