Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Beech Bottom, West Virginia

Village of Beech Bottom’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  All land within the corporate limits of Beech Bottom village.

  • Land use and building work must conform to the regulations of the district in which the land is located.

  “The provisions of this ordinance will govern all lands within the corporate limits of Village of Beech Bottom.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  All land within Beech Bottom village limits.

  • The zoning map dated August 4, 2004 is adopted as part of the ordinance.

  “The following zoning districts are hereby established, and hereby are declared to be delineated as such on the zoning map of Village of Beech Bottom, August 4, 2004, which map was introduced with, is adopted as a part of, and is incorporated into this ordinance and which bears the contemporaneous dates and signatures of the town recorder and mayor”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Temporary trailer camps inside Beech Bottom village limits.

  • A camp license must first be secured.
  • The license expires one year after issuance and may be renewed for additional one-year periods.
  • The application is subject to village approval, has a $10 annual fee per proposed campground, and must include the listed camp plan information.
  • The camp must be in a CI or RC zone, on at least one acre with a usable plot of at least 1,200 square feet, and comply with floodplain regulations.
  • Temporary camps require a site-restoration plan.

  annual trailer-camp license fee: 10 USD (for each proposed camp ground) · minimum parcel area: >= 1 acre (trailer camp) · minimum usable plot: >= 1200 square feet (trailer camp)

  “No person shall establish, operate or maintain, or permit to be established, operated or maintained upon any property owned, leased or controlled by him, a permanent or temporary trailer camp within the Village, without having first secured a license for each such camp pursuant to this article.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Village applications for zoning changes or exemptions/special-use permits.

  • The fee is for processing an application for a zoning change or exemption/special-use permit.

  zoning application filing fee: 100 USD (change in zoning or exemption/special-use permit)

  “A filing fee of $100.00 shall be charged for processing an application for a change in zoning or exemption/special use permit.”

• Permit processPartial

  Trailer-camp licensing inside Beech Bottom village limits.

  • Application or renewal is subject to approval and filed with the village.
  • The application must be accompanied by the annual fee and camp plan information required by Section 19(c).

  “The application for such license or the renewal thereof are subject to approval and shall be filed with the Village and shall be accompanied by an annual fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each proposed camp ground.”

Rules another office applies inside Village of Beech Bottom

Village of Beech Bottom does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Townhouses and duplex dwellings in the R-1 district inside Beech Bottom village limits.

  • The 1,000-square-foot apartment standard is accompanied by an occupancy limit of no more than three additional persons who are not family members residing in the dwelling unit.

  minimum townhouse or duplex area: >= 1500 square feet · minimum apartment area: >= 1000 square feet (apartment within townhouse or duplex)

  “Townhouses and duplex dwellings, shall contain no less than 1,500 square feet with one (1) apartment of no less than 1,000 square feet, which apartment shall contain no more than three (3) additional persons not members of the family residing in the dwelling unit.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 district inside Beech Bottom village limits.

  minimum lot width: >= 30 feet (R-1 zone) · minimum lot depth: >= 120 feet (R-1 zone)

  “The minimum lot width in the R-1 zone shall be 30 feet; the minimum lot depth shall be 120 feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  New construction in the R-1 district inside Beech Bottom village limits.

  • Front-property-line construction must be set back to typical existing or adjoining structures.
  • A garage may be 10 feet from a rear lot line.

  rear setback: >= 25 feet (garage may be 10 feet) · side setback: >= 5 feet

  “Any new construction at front property line shall be set back to typical existing or adjoining structures. No new construction shall be closer to any rear lot line than 25 feet or with the exception of a garage which will be 10’ or to any side lot line than 5 feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Dwellings in the R-1 district inside Beech Bottom village limits.

  maximum dwelling height: <= 45 feet · maximum dwelling stories: <= 3 stories

  “Building height regulations in the R-1 Zone. No dwelling of type shall exceed three stories or 45 feet in height.”

• Tiny homesLimited

  Tiny houses in the R-1 district inside Beech Bottom village limits.

  • The board of zoning appeals may consider special-use exemptions only when the exemption does not interfere with the nature of the R-1 zone.
  • The listed tiny house must be a permanent structure and does not include mobile homes as defined by the ordinance.

  “A “tiny-house” that does not meet the requirements for lot sizes set forth above, but is a permanent structure; this does not include “mobile homes” as defined herein.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Beech Bottom or Brooke County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Beech Bottom village limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Beech Bottom village limits.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Beech Bottom village limits.
• Inspections — Construction inside Beech Bottom village limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered dwellings inside Beech Bottom village limits.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.