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City Council proposes third reading of ordinance to rezone a handful of single-family lots to highway commercial

The Buckhannon City Council will hold the third reading of Ordinance No. 473, proposing the rezoning of several single-family residential lots to highway commercial, at its July 3, 2025 meeting.
Buckhannon City Hall (File photo)

To all residents of the City of Buckhannon:

Notice is hereby given to all residents of the City of Buckhannon that the Council of the City of Buckhannon proposes the third (3rd) reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 473 of the City of Buckhannon, the subject matter and general title, and abstract thereof which more particularly appears in said Ordinance as “ORDINANCE NO. 473 OF THE CITY OF BUCKHANNON, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 244 OF THE CITY OF BUCKHANNON, BY REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTIES FROM ‘R-1 – SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT’ TO ‘C-2 – HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT’.”

The proposed ordinance would rezone the following properties situate in Corporation District, or such portions thereof that are currently zoned R-1 – Single Family Residential:

Map and Parcel NumberStreet Address (all in Buckhannon, WV)
Map 10, Parcel 89179 South Kanawha Street (rear)
Map 10, Parcel 90Putnam Street
Map 12, Parcel 180Morning Drive
Map 12, Parcel 182Morning Drive
Map 12, Parcel 182.1Morning Drive
Map 12, Parcel 184Morning Drive
Map 12, Parcel 186Morning Drive

The Council of the City of Buckhannon proposes the third (3rd) reading, passage and adoption of Ordinance No. 473 at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting to be held on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at Buckhannon’s City Hall located at 70 East Main Street, Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia. A reasonable number of copies of the proposed Ordinance No. 473 are on file at City Hall. Ordinance No. 473 may be inspected by any member of the public during the regular business hours of City Hall.

All interested persons may appear at the July 3, 2025 meeting and be heard with respect to the City Council’s proposed adoption of Ordinance No. 473.

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