Street Closure Notice Requirements

At a glance

• What: Bill 8099 would amend the Municipal Code to update and increase the notice required when someone seeks to permanently close, abandon or discontinue a public street, alley, lane, road or other right-of-way.
• Sponsors: Ceperley and Solomon.
• Where it stands: Approved 5-0 by the Planning, Streets and Traffic Committee on October 26; reported to the full Council on November 2 (vote not yet posted).

Sources

• City Council journal, October 5, 2026: https://charlestonwv.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=9096,plainText=false)

Log

2026-10-26 - Planning, Streets and Traffic Committee

Bill 8099 approved 5-0; on the full Council agenda Nov 2 (2026-11-02 - City Council).

2026-10-05 - City Council

Introduced and referred.

2026-11-16 - City Council

Bill 8099 was pending from the November 2 agenda; the November 16 agenda is not yet posted.