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Buckhannon enacts broader zoning permit requirements; public works reports paving, auction and tree-planting plan
Summary
The council voted to require zoning permits for window replacements, interior remodeling and landscaping, approved the building and wiring permit list, and heard Public Works updates on completed paving, a proposed Taylor Street stormwater grant, a Sept. 17 equipment auction, and a vendor quote to plant up to 126 trees for about $21,000–$24,000; police reported a new 25 mph speed limit on Marion Street and issued an RFP for third-party towing services for special events.
The Buckhannon City Council voted to expand the list of projects requiring zoning permits to include window replacement, interior remodeling and landscaping after a recommendation from Code & Zoning Enforcement Officer Vincent Smith.
Council approved the presented list of building and wiring permits for the Aug. 7–Aug. 20 reporting period and then adopted a motion to require zoning permits for the additional project types.
Director of Public Works Ethan Crosten briefed the council on recent and planned work: paving crews completed resurfacing on South Florida, North Florida, West Lincoln and Ohio Streets; Gate Street paving was postponed to spring pending replacement of failing drop inlets; a scratch layer was placed on College Avenue with leftover materials; the current paving effort cost about $160,000 and leaves roughly $240,000 in the spring paving budget. Crosten reported sewer and lift-station work (including an upgrade to Mon Street lift station), ongoing stormwater planning for Taylor Street (a FEMA/WVEMD grant application is in progress), and scheduled free dump and tire-drop events for residents in September. Crosten also noted the city will hold a public auction of surplus equipment on Sept. 17 and reviewed a vendor quote to plant up to 126 trees for approximately $21,000–$24,000, recommending the project be phased over several years.
Chief Matt Gregory told the council that the West Virginia Division of Highways has lowered the speed limit on Marion Street to 25 mph effective that day; he also described school-area traffic observations and presented a Request for Proposal seeking third-party towing and storage services for special events.
The changes to zoning permit requirements and the permit approvals were recorded in the meeting minutes and will change the process for small residential and commercial projects going forward.
