Municipal Planning Commission

Municipal Planning Commission City Service Center – 915 Quarrier Street – Suite 6 Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 3:00 p.m. Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Unfinished Business 3. New Business Right-of-Way Closure: Bill No. 8033 - A Bill closing, abandoning, and discontinuing as a public right-of-way a 10 ft strip of land across lot 6 of the Woodrum Addition that is used as a public walkway, located on Tax Map 13 Parcel 119.2 Charleston West District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Right-of-Way Closure: Bill No. 8034 - A Bill closing, abandoning, and discontinuing as a public right-of-way a 10 ft alley across block 12 of the JB Walker Addition, adjacent to Tax Map 25 Parcels 366, 367, 368, 375, 376, 377 Charleston West District, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Text Amendment: Bill No. 8032 – A Bill amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston, West Virginia, enacted the 1st day of January, 2006, as amended, by eliminating restrictions on firearms sales and amending the administrative sections relating to the duration of approval process for development projects. 4. Minutes of the April 3, 2024 MPC meeting 5. Announcements 6. Adjournment *Meetings may be recorded and broadcast via internet https://charlestonwv.civicclerk.com Bill No. 8032 Introduced in Council: Adopted by Council: May 20, 2024 Introduced by: Referred to: Municipal Planning Commission Mary Beth Hoover Planning, Streets and Traffic Bill No. 8032 - A Bill amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston, West Virginia, adopted January 1, 2006, as amended, by eliminating restrictions on firearms sales and amending the administrative sections relating to the duration of approval process for development projects. Be it Ordained by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: The Zoning Ordinance for the City of Charleston, West Virginia, effective January 1, 2006, is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 2-020 Definitions of Terms Firearms Sales Establishment. An establishment primarily engaged in the sale of fire arms, ammunition and ammunition components, and hunting or shooting equipment. Sec. 3-050 Permitted Land Uses LAND USE R-2 R-4 R-6 R-8 R-10 R-O C-4 C-8 C-10 C-12 CBD UCD CVD PMC I-2 I-4 PUD SUPP. Firearms Sales Establishments P P P Sec. 30-050 Expiration of Conditional Use Permit In the case where a Conditional Use Permit has not been used within twelve (12) months after the granting thereof, then without further action it shall be null and void. This may be extended to eighteen (18) months upon prior written request of the Board. The word “used” shall mean that the approved Conditional Use Permit has been activated as evidenced by permits, construction, or required licenses. Sec. 31-030 Procedures for Variance Approval Applications for variance approval shall be considered in accordance with the following procedures. D. Notice of the Board hearing on the application for variance approval shall be published in a local newspaper of general circulation at least thirty (30) fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing. The Planning Director shall notify the owners of record most recently provided by the Kanawha County Tax Assessor of properties located within 100 feet of the affected property no later than ten (10) days prior to the public hearing. The Planning Director shall also cause a sign to be posted and maintained on the subject property notifying area property owners and residents that a request for a variance for the property has been made.