851 Bakers Ridge Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508

West Run Rural Reserve District

The purposes of the West Run Rural Reserve District are to: Protect the valuable and natural rural landscape features of the zoning district from the adverse impacts of development; Preserve the rural character of the zoning district and the visual quality of the area so as to lessen the effects of unregulated development; Foster the long-term social, economic, aesthetic and recreational interests of the people of Monongalia County; Provide for the orderly development and effective preservation of the rural environment of the zoning district to ensure that the development of compatible land uses within the zone is regulated in a manner that is fair, efficient and effective as to those persons owning property affected by this subsection; Provide a regulatory mechanism through which appropriate development can occur considering the exceptional, unique, irreplaceable, and delicately balanced rural and physical characteristics encompassed in the zoning district.; The Monongalia County Commission further recognizes the legitimate economic aspirations of the property owners of the zoning district and wishes to encourage development of compatible land uses in order to improve the overall economic position of the inhabitants of that area within the framework of a comprehensive land use design strategy.