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Planning commission approves variance so Gross family can split parcels in Wythe County
Summary
The Wythe County Planning Commission voted to grant a variance to Steven and Teresa Gross Close allowing a three-parcel reconfiguration that leaves a roughly 5.3-acre residual lot without 100-foot state road frontage; the variance to section 5.3.0.18 of the subdivision ordinance passed by roll call.
The Wythe County Planning Commission voted July 6 to approve a variance allowing Steven and Teresa Gross Close to combine three parcels totaling 35.893 acres and convey about 30.593 acres to adjoining owners while retaining roughly 5.3 acres that would not meet the ordinance's 100-foot state-road frontage requirement.
Staff member Missus Shiel told the commission that the proposal would leave a nonconforming residual lot and that the applicants had requested relief from "section 5.3.0.18 of the ordinance" to permit the division. Bradley Tate, the landowner's surveyor and representative, said a 20-foot right-of-way on Wolf Den Lane currently serves the properties and that the remainder would continue to be accessed by that private lane rather than a state-maintained road.
The chair closed the public hearing and a commissioner moved to approve the variance; after a roll-call, the chair announced, "It has been approved for the variance. Steven, Teresa Gross Close." The commission recorded an affirmative vote and the variance passed with no recorded opposition.
The commission's action relieves the immediate frontage requirement for this specific lot configuration; staff indicated the resulting parcels would be served by private water and sewer and that the approved documents would be recorded to reflect the lot-line changes. The commission did not record additional conditions beyond the variance approval.
The commission recessed the remainder of its agenda to a date to be determined; staff will record and finalize the subdivision documents consistent with the approved variance.
