City of Morgantown Planning Department

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MORGANTOWN
PLANNING DEPARTMENT

Christopher M. Fletcher, AICP, City Director of Planning

Phone: (304) 284-7431
Fax: (304) 284-7534
389 Spruce Street
Morgantown, WV 26505

Lisa Mardis, Deputy Director of Planning

Quick Clicks:

Neighborhood Notices

Updated Zoning Ordinance**

Zoning Maps**

Recent Presentations

Planning Dept. Fees for Services

Important Submission Dates

Planning Commission Web Page

Planning Department 2008 Annual Report

Board of Zoning Appeals Web Page

**Disclaimer: Recent changes to the Zoning Ordinance / Map may not be included immediately into the online version. Please check with the Planning Department to verify.

Welcome to the Office of the City Planner. The Planning Department currently consists of a Director of Planning, and a Deputy Director. The Planning Office is located on the second floor of City Hall in Room 12. Regular business hours are from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.

The Office is normally closed from 12:00 noon until 1:00 P.M. Voice mail is always available at the number listed above.

The City Planning Office provides staff support for several of the City's boards and commissions which meet throughout the month. Normal meeting schedules are:

Planning Commission - meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm
Board of Zoning Appeals - meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm
Technical Review - meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am.
Design Review Committee - meets 4th Wednesday of each month at 5:00 pm

All meetings are held in City Council Chambers, on the second floor of City Hall or Engineering Conf. Room.
Meetings times may change, check the updated calendar for possible changes this month

The Planning Office provides information to the public on a variety of zoning-related issues and reviews all sub-divisions, lot splits, and major development plans.

The following table illustrates what type of work or project needs to be reviewed by which commission.

Issue (click for form)	Planning Commission	Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA)	City Council
Text Amendments	X		X
Zoning Map Changes	X		X
Subdivisions	X
Site Plan Type III (Developments of Significant Impact)	X
Conditional Uses		X
Variances		X
Administrative Appeals		X

Important Submission Dates
	Download the following Adobe Acrobat File that explains when information is needed to be placed on the agenda of the Planning Commission or the Board of Zoning Appeals. Important Dates for 2009 (pdf file)

West Virginia Map of Counties and Municipalities with Planning Commissions

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