License required; fee.
Charleston, W. Va., City Code § 18-551
in effectSec. 18-551. - License required; fee.
The annual license fee to keep or maintain a hotel, tavern or tourist's home, where rooms are kept or maintained for transient guests, the charge for which is for a period of less than three days, or to keep and maintain a restaurant, or other eating place, not operated in connection with a hotel, tavern or tourist's home, shall be $20.00.
(Bill No. 7571, 4-15-2013; Bill No. 7576, 5-20-2013)
Source: City of Charleston, West Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wv/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH18BU_ARTXIIHOTOHOEAPL_S18-551LIREFEFetched: 11/7/2026