CHARLES TOWN CHARTER & LAND USE:

Annexation Review 2,424.99 acres September 10, 2007 Charles Town Corporation 2007 District 3 Index Map

This map was digitally scanned, colorized, identified with location and acreage from an original 36"x48" B&W hard copy purchased at the County Mapping Office. The final was printed full size, mounted and laminated for the WV legislative meeting Monday 9.10.2007 at the Holiday Inn in Martinsburg. Tax maps are updated each July of the fiscal year - the acreage accumulation was gathered by adding individual tax records - errors were found - the comparison of one data base to another are irregular - this map is considered a close resemblance but only a reference of annexation up to and including July 2007. digital maps are NOT permitted to be purchased from the mapping office

• Codified Ordinances of the City of Charles Town - THE CHARTER
  February 6, 2006
  scanned from a Xerox copy - requires Acrobat Reader
  NOTE: pages found BLANK have been removed to reduce file size.
  Numerical order of page numbering included BLANK pages.
  Post-It-note(s), cross-out(s), hand written note(s) have been preserved as found.
  This document was scanned as keyword searchable grayscale image at 150dpi in its contextual entirety.
  In all cases of inconsistency the originating document and/or official recorded document shall prevail.
  May 2006

• EIGHT (8) NEW MAPS
  PUBLIC VERSION 3 Comprehensive Plan Study Area 2006 = NEW TITLE for June 19, 2006
  PUBLIC VERSION 2: Urban Growth Boundary Proposal Map 2006-2026 = TITLE for May 9, 2006
  PUBLIC VERSION 1: Urban Growth Boundary Proposal Map 2006-2026 = TITLE for May 5, 2006
  
  

The legends have been resized - you can print them individually... however, to preserve recognizable text the maps may not fit your standard print functions
Charles Town Land Use Plan: 2006-2026 MAP 721KB image LEGEND	Charles Town Transportation Plan: 2006-2026 MAP 623KB image LEGEND
Charles Town Existing Land Use: 2006 MAP 519KB image LEGEND	Charles Town Parks & Trails: 2006 MAP 503KB image LEGEND
Charles Town Natural Resources: 2006 MAP 503KB image LEGEND	Charles Town Community Facilities & Landmarks: 2006 MAP 503KB image LEGEND
Charles Town Water Facilities: 2006 MAP 677KB image LEGEND	Charles Town Wastewater Treatment Plant Service Area1: 2006 MAP 687KB image LEGEND
1 The wastewater treatment service area is an existing planning tool used by the Charles Town Utility Board that is used to help determine short term to mid term sewer service needs. All public service districts have them and they often overlap. It does not have any reasonable relationship to where a reclamation facility or service building may or may not be located now or in the future. Jeremy Camp June 22, 2006 Full Text of the June 19, 2006 Comprehensive Plan The City of Charles Town's Project, Comprehensive Plan Update: < http://www.charlestownwv.us/section.asp?section_id=52 >

• a timeline of events - updated frequently
  concerning Charles Town's corporate limits reaching onto & over Jefferson County lands
  contacts - meetings - news - reports - correspondence - statements etc. ...

• Lament for Jefferson County Windows Media Audio File .wma
  June 1, 2006
  Lyrics by: Clissy Funkhouser
  Music adapted from Tom Trauberts Blues [aka Waltzing Mathilda]

• Public Education Session - Formal Presentation
  [transcription of] Attorney for the City - Linda Gutsell
  May 25, 2006
  Question : Do Ms. Gutsell's remarks adequately address the fact that Section 8A-3-14, states: "The jurisdiction of the municipal planning commission shall not extend beyond its corporate limits."
  
  
• " ... As recently as 2005 in the case of " Brown versus Bolivar" which, of course, arose right here in Jefferson County, our Supreme Court said: "No." Chapter 8A did not act to abolish this law. It still has full force and effect. So, this is something that interacts with the powers of planning and zoning. ..." - Linda Gutsell, Attorney - Charles Town

• References within Ms. Gutsell's presentation:
  WV Constitution §9-11 Powers of county commissions
  WV State Code §8-6-1 Annexation of unincorporated territory
  WV State Code §8-6-2 Petition for annexation (a) by election
  WV State Code §8-6-4 Annexation without an election
  WV State Code §8-6-5 Annexation by minor boundary adjustment
  WV State Code §39-1-16 ... prerequisite to laying out subdivision ...
  WV State Code §7-20-2 (The Local Powers Act) ... and powers of the County Commission
  WV State Code §7-12-1 Development Authorities - Establishment authorized; name; exceptions
  WV State Code §8-12-19 Extraterritorial exercise of powers and authority
  WV State Code §8A-3-14 Jurisdiction of municipal planning commission
  WV State Code §8A-3-1 Purpose and goals of a comprehensive plan
  WV State Code §8A-3-2 Study guidelines for a comprehensive plan
  WV State Code §8A-3-3 Authority for planning commission
  WV State Code §8A-3-13 Intergovernmental cooperation
  WV State Code §8A-7-1 Authority for zoning ordinance ..." within its jurisdiction"
  WV State Code §8A-3-4 Mandatory components of a comprehensive plan
  WV State Code §8A-3-5 Optional components of a comprehensive plan
  WV State Code §8A-3-6 Notice and public participation requirement for a comprehensive plan
  WV State Code §8A-3-7 Submission of comprehensive plan
  WV State Code §8A-3-8 Adoption of comprehensive plan by governing body
  
  

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• Urban Growth Boundary Proposal 2006-2026
  REVISED Available: May 9, 2006 PUBLIC VERSION 2
  VIEW Engineering - subsidiary of VEOLIA
  the water & wastewater treatment services for municipal or industrial customers
  City of Charles Town capturing Jefferson County Lands
   
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• Urban Growth Boundary Proposal 2006-2026
  Available: May 5, 2006 PUBLIC VERSION 1
  VIEW Engineering - subsidiary of VEOLIA
  the water & wastewater treatment services for municipal or industrial customers
  City of Charles Town capturing Jefferson County Lands

UGB OVERLAY 1 (389KB) using the 2005 Active Wasteload Allocations map of the Fresh Water Institute, Conservation Fund	UGB OVERLAY 2 (620KB) using the 1999 PSD-Pentree aerial wastewater sewer treatment proposal
Wasteload Allocations Legend enlargement	Wastewater Sewer Treatment Legend enlargement
(1) if you can't download/view the City's 41.4MB UGB map - we've re-sized if for you ... (280KB)
UGB map Legend enlargement - land & roads
(2) if you can't download/view the City's 4.44MB Comprehensive Plan by the City of Charles Town including Jefferson County Lands - we've re-sized if for you ... there are 14 chapters to choose from below: CONTENTS includes subject titles, e.g. rivers, streams, land use, transportation, etc. 124KB Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 228KB Chapter 2 CHARLES TOWN HISTORY 428KB Chapter 3 CHARLES TOWN'S VISION FOR THE FUTURE 216KB Chapter 4 THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 229KB Chapter 5 LAND USE 486KB Chapter 6 TRANSPORTATION 383KB Chapter 7 COMMUNITY SERVICES 247KB Chapter 8 UTILITIES 472KB Chapter 9 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT 110KB Chapter 10 PARKS AND OPEN SPACE 202KB Chapter 11 POPULATION 563KB Chapter 12 HOUSING 329KB Chapter 13 THE ECONOMIC BASE 363KB Chapter 14 IMPLEMENTATION 231KB (3) West Virginia State Law, 2004 Land Use Planning 8-A NEW §8A-1-1. Legislative findings [That sprawl is not advantageous to a community ...] thru §8A-12-21. Tax on privilege of transferring real property [The tax imposed pursuant to this section is to be used exclusively for the purpose of funding farmland preservation... ] Gregory A. Corliss, President - Jefferson County Commission May 4, 2006 request to meet concerning 8A-3-14 annexation of real property beyond corporate limits Joe Cosentini, Clerk - City of Charles Town May 4, 2006 MEMO of receipt of JCC to Mayor Peggy Smith Peggy Smith - Mayor - City of Charles Town May 1, 2006 Transcription: public hearing on Charles Town's proposal for an urban growth boundary drew about 150 people, many of whom could not get inside the meeting room ... Gregory A. Corliss, President - Jefferson County Commission April 27, 2006 [JC] Commission would like the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed growth boundary ... Jeremy F. Camp, Director - City of Charles Town Community Development April 6, 2006 e-mail announcing completion revised draft of Charles Town Comprehensive Plan City of Charles Town Planning Commission April 6, 2006 announcement to be published in the Spirit of Jefferson Scott Coyle, Chairman, City of Charles Town Planning Commission April 3, 2006 notice to JCC for public input meeting & hearing of the revision of the draft of Charles Town Comprehensive Plan