Ordinances
WHEREAS, the Village of Beech Bottom is desirous of adopting an Ordinance providing better service and protection to the citizens of this Village and promotion their well-being and health, and protecting their property, and providing for a method of disposal of garbage and other accumulation of garbage, rubbish, and other unsanitary, unsightly, and deleterious waste substances and the improper disposal, and to provide penalties therefore:
After the effective date of this section, pursuant to West Virginia Code 8-13-7, there is hereby imposed a tax of five percent (5%) of the retail purchase price of any and all intoxicating liquors purchased from the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner or from any person licensed to sell wine at retail to the public under the provision of West Virginia Code Article 60-8, within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Beech Bottom.
The purpose of this article is to impose a municipal business and occupation tax pursuant to West Virginia Code § 8-13-5 to the fullest extent allowable under the operative laws of the State of West Virginia and the United States unless a more restrictive application is required by an express limitation set forth in this article.
Be it ordained by the Council of the Village of Beech Bottom that there is hereby created a Village Water Board composed of five (5) Water Board members who shall be residents of the Village of Beech Bottom, Said Village Water Board shall, subject to the following rules and regulations, have the control, supervision and management of the Village Water Works and running the same of the reservoir, engine well, pipes, repairs, improvements, and additions thereto, and of the supply of water to the consumers, for such compensation as any be fixed in pursuance of these rules and regulations;
14.1.1 The provisions of this article shall apply to the outdoor burning of materials, the placement of outdoor home heating devices, and the use of fire pits and campfires within the Village of Beech Bottom
Whereas by Federal and State Statute, all cities, towns and villages located on the Ohio River) its tributaries, etc. have been ordered to establish Sewerage Treatment Plants for untreated waste being deposited in said Ohio River and it’s Tributaries, and ; Whereas, it is desire of the village of Beech Bottom to establish a Sewerage Treatment Plant and the necessary sewerage facilities for said plant,
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Village of Beech Bottom that it shall be unlawful for any person to litter paper, trash, or refuse of any nature on property now owned or hereby after acquired by the Village of Beech Bottom.
Whereas it is the desire of the common council of the Village of Beech Bottom to obtain for the citizens of Beech Bottom an opportunity to participate in expanded television reception:
In the matter of the Petition of Wiley S. Mumper, Vaughan Augustine and the Wheeling Steel corporation, a corporation, vacating and abandoning that certain portion of Alley “a” located in the Village of Beech Bottom, Buffalo district, Brooke county, West Virginia, and in more particularly described as follows:
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Village of Beech Bottom that it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to consume whiskey, wine, beer, and/or any other alcoholic beverage while in a motor vehicle, or in body or bodies, on the streets, playgrounds, alleys, or any other property owned by the Village. This ordinance includes property located within the corporate limits of the Village of Beech Bottom.
Be it ordained by the Council of the Village of Beech Bottom, that it shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor any dog blown by such person, or which in the exercise of due diligence should be known, licensed or unlicensed to bark for sustained frequent periods of time in disturbance of the peace.
Whereas, the Village of Beech Bottom is a Municipal Corporation located within the confines of Brooke County, West Virginia, and; Whereas, the said Village is without treatment facilities and adequate collection facilities for the collection, treatment, purification and disposal of liquid or solid waste sewage or industrial waste;
This ordinance applies to the construction of, demolition of, repairs to, structural property located in the corporate limits of the Village of Beech Bottom. This ordinance does not create a permit or permitting process for work that would constitute landscaping as defined in section 32-6. Any construction, repair, and/or demolition exceeding $10,000 will require a building permit be obtained prior to work taking place on the same.
35.1.1 The provisions of this article shall apply to any corporation, partnership, and sole-proprietorship (hereby after referred to as ‘business’) either physically located in, and/or doing business in the Village of Beech Bottom (hereafter referred to as ‘Village’) unless otherwise specified in this ordinance
WHEREAS, SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES REQUIRE SPECIAL SUPERVISION IN ORDER TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE PATRONS OF SUCH BUSINESSES AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LOCATE
No person within the Village of Beech Bottom shall possess any of the following items: 1.) Abandoned household appliance 2.) Abandoned motor vehicle 3.) Inoperative household appliance 4.) Junked motor vehicle
No person shall play any radio, music player, boom box, tape cassette, disc player, television, audio system, musical instrument, or any other type of sound device or service upon any Village road, street, alley, sidewalk, highway or private property in the Village of Beech Bottom in such a manner, or at a volume, which disturbs the quiet, comfort, or repose of other persons. An exception is hereby made for organized private events, which have received a valid permit from the Village of Beech Bottom, and, as well, any public community events held and/or sponsored by the Village of Beech Bottom.
49.1.1 The Village has determined that an abandoned and/or dilapidated building may present a fire hazard, may provide temporary occupancy by transients (including drug users and traffickers), may detract from private and/or public efforts to rehabilitate or maintain surrounding buildings, and that the health, safety, and welfare of the public is served by the regulation of said buildings.
The Chief of Police of the Village of Beech Bottom shall serve as the Village Health Officer. Should there be no Chief of Police, the Mayor shall serve as the Village Health Officer.
No person, firm, or legal entity of any kind shall discharge Aerial Fireworks within the Village of Beech Bottom without obtaining a permit from Village Council. a. The Village Council shall establish policies and procedures for obtaining of a permit to discharge Aerial Fireworks.