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Proposed Zoning Variance
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Proposed Zoning Variance
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Wytheville Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2025, in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 150 East Monroe Street, Wytheville, Virginia, to consider the request of David Schappacher for a Zoning Variance on property located at 175 Sherwood Forest Road, Tax Map Parcel #40-1-33D. The requested variance is to the Wytheville Zoning Ordinance, Article VI, Residential District R-1, Section 6-1.5, regarding installing a 30’ X 50’ detached metal framed building to house a fifth-wheel camper and tractor in the front side yard of the home. An accessory structure in an R-1 Residential District is required to be placed in the rear yard only.
Applications for Permits to Hunt on Town-owned Land on Sand Mountain
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Applications for Permits to Hunt on Town-owned Land on Sand Mountain
The Town of Wytheville will accept applications for permits to hunt on Town-owned land on Sand Mountain. Applicants must be Wythe County residents. Applications are only available on the Town’s webpage through the OpenGov online permitting system at www.wytheville.org. The application fee is $25. The Town issues a maximum number of 50 hunting permits each year. When the number of applicants exceeds 50, the permittees will be chosen by lottery. The deadline for submittal of an application is 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 1, 2025. Permits will be issued as soon thereafter as practical. If you need assistance completing an online hunting permit application, please call (276) 223-3353.
Town of Wytheville Mowing Regulations
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Town of Wytheville Mowing Regulations
The Town of Wytheville would like to remind property owners of their obligation to the Town’s Mowing Ordinance in the Town Code: Chapter 12. Solid Waste Collection and Disposal, Article VI. Nuisances on Premises, Removal of Weeds, Mowing, Etc., and Clutter, Division 2. Removal of Weeds, Mowing, Etc. The ordinance was amended to remove the language of only having to mow three (3) times per season beginning April 1 through September 30, and, in Chapter 12. Section 12-92, of the Town Code states, “It shall be unlawful for the owners of property to permit grass, weeds and other foreign growth to exceed the prescribed height of 12 inches, except: (1) if a property is located in an A-1 Agricultural Zone that has been set aside for agricultural operations as defined in Chapter 12. Section 12-76 and used for the production of hay, feed crops or similar agricultural uses; (2) if a property owner has applied and been approved for a mowing exemption as outlined in Chapter 12. Section 12-94; or, (3) if a property owner has applied and been approved for using the property for nontraditional landscaping purposes as defined in Section 12-93.” The Code of the Town of Wytheville, Virginia, is available online for viewing at https://library.municode.com/va/wytheville.