Zoning Update
August 11, 2021 update: Certain downloads previously available on this page were not the versions presented at the July 21 meeting. This has been corrected, and all such documents now state “As presented at the July 21, 2021 joint meeting of the Elkins council and planning commission” on the first page.
Since 2015, the Elkins Planning Commission has been working on an update to the city’s zoning laws, which have not been significantly updated since initial adoption in the 1950s and a revision made in the 1970s.
The commission informally presented its proposed ordinance to city council on July 21. Here is a PDF of that presentation, given by Christy DeMuth, the WVU Land Use Law Clinic planner who has consulted with City of Elkins on this project. PDF files of the presented ordinance and related materials, as presented at the July 21 meeting, may be downloaded below.
- Backgrounder: Proposed zoning ordinance
- Study and Report on Zoning
- Proposed zoning ordinance, use table, and zoning map
The following separate files (also as presented at the July 21 meeting) are provided for your convenience. (These are contained in identical form in the larger “Proposed ordinance, use table, and zoning map” file listed above but are broken out here for faster access.)
If you’d like to compare the proposed ordinance and map to the current ones, they may be found here:
- Zoning map and PDF of zoning code
- Link to online zoning chapter of city code (same language as above PDF)
Next Steps
There remain several additional steps before this ordinance can be adopted by council. Before the new ordinance can be adopted, it has to be formally presented to council by the commission. The date of the formal presentation has not yet been determined.
Even after the formal presentation, council must hold two public hearings, one in the daytime and one in the evening. These hearings have not yet been scheduled. They will be announced on the city’s social media channels, to the city’s email newsletter list, and as legal advertisements in the Inter-Mountain newspaper.
Alerts
10/17: River Street Boil Water Advisory Lifted
River Street boil water advisory has been lifted. More info here.
10/15: Edgewater Boil Water Advisory Lifted
The Edgewater boil water advisory has been lifted. Lab tests detected no contamination in our sample. Thank you for your patience.
10/14: 13th Street Sinkhole Repair
13th St. closed between S. Henry and Cole for repair of a sink hole. Please choose alternate route.
2021 Trick-or-Treating
By council resolution, Halloween trick-or-treating is observed every year on Oct. 31, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Downtown Halloween activities are coordinated by Elkins Main Street, not City of Elkins.
2021 Street Sweeper Season Ends 10/14
Thursday, Oct. 14 is the final day of the 2021 street-sweeper season. Street-sweeper parking restrictions will not be enforced after this date. The street sweeper will then shift to supporting leaf-pickup operations, but it will no longer be necessary to move vehicles. Watch for announcements in the spring for the start date of the 2022 street-sweeper season.
Fall Leaf Pickup
Fall leaf pickup begins Monday, Oct. 4 and continues throughout fall. More information here.
Payment drop box location change
Due to the City Hall Parking Lot Project work, the payment drop box has been moved to Fourth Street. The box is located at the yellow curb line just beyond the handicap parking spot next to City Hall on Fourth Street.
2021 Street Sweeper Schedule
Street sweeping began 4/19. More info here.
Coronavirus Information
For information about coronavirus response and precautions in Elkins, click here.
