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

Village of Barboursville’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction within the corporate limits of Barboursville village.

  • The code provides that more-stringent existing municipal ordinances govern if not inconsistent with West Virginia law and recognized standards and engineering practices.
  • The cited adoption identifies the State Building Code and specified referenced standards.

  “There is adopted, by reference as if fully restated herein, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations, the State Building Code”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Barboursville village limits.

  • The published municipal code contains Part Thirteen, Planning and Zoning Code.

  “PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Mobile homes inside Barboursville village; this is not a general single-family dwelling standard.

  minimum interior living area: >= 600 square feet

  “Mobile homes shall have a minimum of 600 square feet of interior living space.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Lots containing a mobile home inside Barboursville village; this is not a general residential district standard.

  minimum lot area: >= 4800 square feet

  “Any lot on which a mobile home is located shall be not less than 4,800 square feet in area.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Mobile homes inside Barboursville village; this is not a general residential district standard.

  • The front setback may be greater where necessary to conform with subsection 1309.02(h).

  front setback: >= 25 feet (or greater if needed to conform with subsection (h)) · side setback: >= 10 feet · rear setback: >= 10 feet

  “No mobile home and/or attachments shall sit closer than ten feet to the side or rear peoperty lines of the lot on which it is located.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes located inside Barboursville village.

  • The mobile home must have at least 600 square feet of interior living space.
  • The lot must be owned by the mobile-home owner; the home must be owner-occupied as a single-family dwelling; and no other dwelling may be on the lot.
  • The code requires utilities, an approved public-sewer tap, a permit, foundation, and direct street access.

  minimum interior living area: >= 600 square feet

  “Any mobile home shall be occupied by the owner or owners of such mobile home and be a single family dwelling.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Properties inside Barboursville village presently served by a village sanitary sewer.

  • The restriction applies to property presently served by the village sanitary sewer.
  • The text says 'Except as hereinafter provided.'

  “Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, sinkhole, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended for wastewater disposal or storage on any property which is presently served by a sanitary sewer of the Village.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, or recreation within Barboursville village that abut a street, alley, right-of-way, or easement containing a village sanitary sewer.

  • Connection and installation of suitable toilet facilities are at the owner's expense.
  • The rule applies where a village sanitary sewer is now located or may later be located in the abutting street, alley, right-of-way, or easement.
  • The provision does not establish a general municipal water-connection mandate.

  “are hereby required, at the owner's expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper sanitary sewer”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Mobile homes inside Barboursville village.

  • The cited rule applies to mobile homes.

  “Each mobile home shall have direct ingress and egress to and from a street or streets within the Municipality.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  New construction or substantial improvements inside Barboursville village subject to the village floodplain regulations.

  • The permit determines, among other matters, whether work is in an identified floodplain, floodway, or other special flood-hazard area.
  • For water and sewer, County Health Department approval is required to assure compliance with flood-damage-reduction requirements.
  • The applicant must acknowledge fees and access for compliance inspection; failure to present certain contracts within five business days voids the permit, subject to the stated exception for unlicensed-contractor work or aggregate value below $10,000.

  “Permits are required in order to determine whether all new construction or substantial improvements are:”

• Permit processPartial

  Mobile-home location permits inside Barboursville village.

  • Written application is made on municipal forms and filed with the Village Recorder at Village Hall.
  • The Recorder may require additional information to determine compliance with Article 1309.

  “Such application shall be filed with the Village Recorder at the Village Hall and shall contain the following information:”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Barboursville village.
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Barboursville village.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Barboursville village.
• Lot coverage — Lot coverage inside Barboursville village.
• Building height — Building height inside Barboursville village.

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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Village of Barboursville means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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