West Virginia Code 8A-5-3 – Application for minor subdivision or land development
(a) An applicant submits a copy of a land development plat and the fees to the planning commission having jurisdiction over the land.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 8A-5-3
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Land development: means the development of one or more lots, tracts or parcels of land by any means and for any purpose, but does not include easements, rights-of-way or construction of private roads for extraction, harvesting or transporting of natural resources. See West Virginia Code 8A-1-2
- Planning commission: means a municipal planning commission, a county planning commission, a multicounty planning commission, a regional planning commission or a joint planning commission. See West Virginia Code 8A-1-2
- Plat: means a map of the land development that becomes its official recorded representation in the office of the clerk of the county commission where a majority of the land to be developed lies. See West Virginia Code 8A-1-2
(b) Within seven days after the submission of the subdivision or land development plat, the staff of the planning commission shall offer to meet with the applicant to discuss the proposed subdivision or land development and the criteria used to classify the proposal as minor: Provided, That if the applicant requests such a meeting, staff shall meet with the applicant to discuss the proposed subdivision or land development and the criteria used to classify the proposal as minor.
(c) The staff of the planning commission may make a site inspection of the proposed subdivision or land development.
(d) Within ten days after the submission of the subdivision or land development plat or within five days of the meeting, between the planning commission staff and the applicant, whichever comes later, the staff of the planning commission shall notify the applicant in writing whether the proposed subdivision or land development has been classified a minor subdivision or land development.
PART II. MAJOR SUBDIVISION OR LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.