2016 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 8A. LAND USE PLANNING.
ARTICLE 5. SUBDIVISION OR LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PLAT.
§8A-5-1. Jurisdiction of planning commissions.
(a) A planning commission has the authority to:
(1) Approve a minor subdivision or land development application within its jurisdiction;
(2) Exempt an application for a minor subdivision or land development within its jurisdiction; and
(3) Approve a major subdivision or land development application within its jurisdiction.
(b) The staff of a planning commission has the authority to approve a minor subdivision or land development application within its jurisdiction, if granted such authority by the governing body in the subdivision and land development ordinance.
(c) If a subdivision or land development plan and plat cannot be approved through the minor subdivision or land development process, then an applicant must use the major subdivision or land development approval process.
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