Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Charleston, WV (2026)
3 verified homelessness & encampment rules for Charleston, West Virginia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Sit-Lie Rules
Charleston regulates obstruction of sidewalks and public ways under Chapter 24 (Offenses Against Public Conduct) and Chapter 34 (Streets and Sidewalks), prohibiting blocking pedestrian passage but does not impose a 24-hour blanket sit-lie ban.
Charleston Public Sitting and Lying Rules
Some RestrictionsEncampment Sanitation
Charleston coordinates with the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and Public Works to clean encampments on public property. Notice is typically posted before removal, and recovered personal property is stored for retrieval before disposal.
Charleston Encampment Cleanup Procedures
Some RestrictionsBridge Housing Siting
Charleston is served by the Kanawha Valley Collective Continuum of Care led in part by Roark-Sullivan Lifeway Center, with shelter beds at Union Mission, YWCA Sojourners Shelter, Bartlett-Burdette-Cox, and other partners coordinating intake and rapid rehousing.
Continuum of Care and Shelter Capacity in Charleston
Few RestrictionsLooking for Kanawha County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Charleston city rules.
Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Kanawha County →