Big Chimney, WV
31 local rules on file · Pop. 629 · Kanawha County
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Big Chimney is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 629 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Because Big Chimney is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal government or city code. Instead, Kanawha County ordinances apply directly to residential and commercial properties here. The rules below are the county-level regulations that govern your area. Nearby incorporated cities in Kanawha County may have different rules.
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🌿 Yard & Garden
🏠 Renting & Housing
🔊 Noise & Neighbors
🐾 Animals & Farming
🔥 Fire & Safety
🚗 Parking & Streets
💼 Business & Licensing
📋 Permits, Signs & Events
🌎 Environment & Utilities
🔊 Noise Ordinances
Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Kanawha County there's no decibel code or fixed quiet hours; the Sheriff enforces West Virginia's disorderly-conduct law, W. Va. Code §61-6-1b, against unreasonably…
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Some RestrictionsAmplified music in unincorporated Kanawha County has no decibel cap, but the Sheriff can treat loud sound intended to annoy neighbors as disorderly conduct under W. Va. Code §61-6-1b…
🏠 Short-Term Rentals
Taxes & Fees
Some RestrictionsA short-term stay in Kanawha County owes West Virginia's 6% consumers sales tax plus a 6% hotel occupancy tax, levied by the county in unincorporated areas and by Charleston and other…
Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsShort-term-rental guests in unincorporated Kanawha County follow the same noise law as everyone: the Sheriff-enforced disorderly-conduct statute, W. Va. Code §61-6-1b. Charleston…
🔥 Fire Regulations
Outdoor Burning
Some RestrictionsOutdoor burning is legal in Kanawha County, but West Virginia's forest-fire seasons confine it to 5 p.m.–7 a.m. each spring and fall, and burning household trash is banned statewide…
Fireworks
Some RestrictionsConsumer fireworks are legal statewide for adults 18 and older under West Virginia's 2016 Fireworks Safety Act, but the City of Charleston limits discharge to a handful of holidays and…
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Some RestrictionsBackyard fire pits are legal across Kanawha County with no county permit, but during West Virginia's spring and fall forest-fire seasons even a small warming or cooking fire must sit…
Brush Clearance
Some RestrictionsKanawha County sets no defensible-space mandate, but if you burn cleared brush you must follow West Virginia's forest-fire-season rules: a 10-foot safety strip around the fire and the…
🐔 Animal Ordinances
Breed Restrictions
Some RestrictionsWest Virginia does not preempt local breed bans, so a city may adopt breed rules. Charleston and Kanawha County rely mainly on conduct-based dangerous-dog law under WV Code §19-20-20…
Beekeeping
Few RestrictionsBeekeeping thrives across Kanawha County's wooded hollows and wildflower slopes. West Virginia law (WV Code §19-13-4) requires every beekeeper to register colonies with the state…
Dog Leash Laws
Some RestrictionsKanawha County and its cities require dogs to be leashed or controlled off the owner's property, licensed through the county, and current on rabies shots. West Virginia law (WV Code…
💼 Home Business
Cottage Food Operations
Few RestrictionsWest Virginia lets you sell non-potentially-hazardous homemade foods, breads, cakes, candies, jams, honey, dried produce, direct to consumers with no license, permit, or inspection. W…
Home Daycare
Some RestrictionsA family child care home in Kanawha County, four to six children, must hold a certificate of registration from the state, now the WV Department of Human Services, under W. Va. Code…
Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Few RestrictionsKanawha County has not adopted countywide zoning, so no county home-occupation permit exists for unincorporated areas. In Charleston, St. Albans, South Charleston, Dunbar, and Nitro…
🏗️ Accessory Structures
Tiny Homes
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Kanawha County, a foundation-built tiny home is a dwelling under the West Virginia State Building Code, while a tiny home on wheels is treated like an RV or mobile…
Shed & Carport Rules
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Kanawha County requires a building permit to place any structure, so even a small shed technically needs one: broader than the State Building Code's 200-square-foot…
🗑️ Trash & Recycling
Bulk Item Disposal
Some RestrictionsNo county bulk-item route serves unincorporated Kanawha County. Arrange large-item pickup through your hauler or haul to the WM transfer station and landfill. Illegal dumping in the…
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Some RestrictionsKanawha County runs no countywide curbside trash service. West Virginia law requires every household to subscribe to a hauler or prove lawful disposal. Charleston and the other cities…
Recycling Requirements
Some RestrictionsWest Virginia has no household recycling mandate for most residents, but state law requires its larger cities to run curbside recycling. In Kanawha County that reaches Charleston, St…
🔑 Rental Property Rules
Just Cause Eviction
Some RestrictionsWest Virginia has no just-cause eviction law, and Kanawha County cannot add one. A landlord ends a month-to-month tenancy with a full period's notice under §37-6-5, then files a…
Rental Registration
Some RestrictionsWest Virginia has no statewide rental license, and unincorporated Kanawha County runs no rental registry. Programs are municipal: West Virginia Code §8-12-16c lets cities register…
🌱 Cannabis Regulations
Home Cultivation
Heavy RestrictionsGrowing cannabis at home is illegal everywhere in Kanawha County. West Virginia allows medical cannabis only, and even registered patients cannot cultivate. Growing any plant is…
Dispensary Zoning
Some RestrictionsMedical cannabis dispensaries are legal and operating in the Kanawha County area, licensed by the WV Office of Medical Cannabis. State law bars any dispensary within 1,000 feet of a…
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