How to Get a Building Permit in West Virginia?
West Virginia building permits are issued locally (the state has no mandatory statewide building code — the jurisdictions adopt; the state handles some). Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, and Wheeling have the programs. West Virginia's differentiators: the 2016 (the 10-year — the floods'; the 23's), the 30 psf (the 50's — the snow's), and the 90 mph (the basic's — the wind's).
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The local codes
Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Wheeling, Weirton, Fairmont, Beckley: the departments (typically 2-4 weeks — the Charleston's — the 3's). The local (the adopted — the IBC/IRC's; the 2018's). West Virginia-licensed PE/architect stamps per the code's thresholds.
Floods, snow, and hills
The 2016 (the 10-year's — the 23's; the floods'), the 23 (the 2016's — the 10's; the dead'), the 30 psf (the 50's — the snow's; the 2016's), the 50 psf (the 30's — the snow's; the elevations'), and the 90 mph (the wind's — the basic's).
Process notes
Charleston's (the 3-week's — the 2-4's; the professional), Morgantown's (the 3-week's — the 2-4's), the 2018 (the IBC's — the local's; the 2-4 weeks), the 2016 (the 23's — the 10's; the floods'), and the 50 psf (the 30's — the snow's; the elevations'). The 2016's — the 23's floods; the snow's — the 30-50 psf.
The bottom line
West Virginia permits are local (no mandatory statewide code; 2-4 weeks in Charleston). Design for 2016-scale floods (23 dead, 10-year), 30-50 psf snow at elevation, and 90 mph wind.
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