Zoning ordinance must be complied with; responsibility of applicants for city licenses.
Charleston, W. Va., City Code § 18-38
in effectSec. 18-38. - Zoning ordinance must be complied with; responsibility of applicants for city licenses.
No payment of a license tax or the issuance of any certificate of license under the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to validate the conduct of any business, activity, trade or employment at any address within the city at which such business, activity, trade or employment is prohibited or restricted under any provision of the zoning ordinance (appendix B to this Code) or any other city ordinance, notwithstanding that the certificate of license may purport to license such business, activity, trade or employment at such specific address; and it shall be the responsibility of each applicant for a city license to first ascertain that the address at which he proposes to engage in or prosecute the business, activity, trade or employment is one at which such business, activity, trade or employment is permitted by the zoning ordinance and all other ordinances of the city.
(Bill No. 7571, 4-15-2013)
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_ARTIILIGE_S18-38ZOORMUBECOREAPLIFetched: 11/7/2026