ZONING

‍The property was zoned under the original 1966 zoning. The property’s zoning allows for Heavy Commercial, Light Industrial, and General Business. The current zoning would not allow residential dwellings, churches, and schools. All prospective buyers should consult the Fayette County planning and zoning departments, also the Health Department for details regarding zoning, building codes, and installation of water wells and septic systems.

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

The property contains a total 13 acres+/-  An engineering plan shows a maximum site development acreage of 8 ½ acres+-. The remaining 4.5 acres+- is wooded.

DEED and TAX INFORMATION

Deed Information: DB 368 Pg. 509 and DB 378 Pg. 543
Fayette County, West Virginia
Acreage: 13 acres +/-

Real Estate Tax ID/Taxes:
Fayette County, West Virginia
New Haven District (1)
Tax Map 69 Parcel 26 and Tax Map 69G Parcel 30; Class 3

2025 Total Real Estate Taxes: $1702.82

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Fayette County School District

Public Elementary School:
Fayetteville PK-8

Public Middle School:
Fayetteville PK-8

Public High School:
Oak Hill High

Public College:
Fayette Institute of Technology

SURROUNDING AREA

The parcel is located near the rim of the New River Gorge, the centerpiece of the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve. The region is renowned as a destination for outdoor recreation and leisure and vacation residency. As a result of the recent dedication of the national park, the region continues to experience marked residential growth.

Town of Fayetteville
The property is located near the Town of Fayetteville and benefits greatly from its municipal services. Fayetteville is the seat of justice for Fayette County and the home of the New River Gorge Bridge, which spans the nearby gorge. Its historic district is both charming and among of the most attractive locations for outfitters shops, boutique shops, and specialty restaurants in West Virginia. Its population was estimated at 2,844 in 2021.

The Summit Bechtel Reserve
Home of the National Scout Jamboree and the national leadership center for the Boy Scouts of America, the Summit is one of the organization’s five national high-adventure bases. More than 50,000 visitors attend the jamborees. The Jamboree had been held at Fort A.P. Hill, near Washington, D.C., until the organization chose to relocate the site to the New River Gorge region to accommodate access to outdoor-adventure activities.

City of Oak Hill
Oak Hill is Fayette County’s largest municipality and its economic center. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 7,730. Plateau Medical Center, the largest hospital in the county, is located off the US-19 expressway on Main Street in downtown Oak Hill. The city has recently increased its investment in recreational and quality-of-life improvements and has acquired land for a new outdoor-adventure park approaching the edge of the New River Gorge.

Fayette County
Fayette County is located in southern West Virginia, central to the state’s burgeoning New River Gorge tourism region. The county is renowned for its dramatic landscapes, small communities, and outdoor recreation amenities. The New and Gauley rivers course across the county, defined by its gorges and broad, wooded tablelands. Fayetteville is near the midpoint in the county in an area renowned for its expressway access and great natural beauty.

State Parks: Babcock and Hawks Nest

Courtesy West Virginia Explorer

Two of the most photographed landmarks in West Virginia are located within a half-hour’s drive. Babcock State Park and its world-renowned Glade Creek Gristmill attract photographers year-round, and Hawks Nest and its overlook of the New River Gorge have been attracting sight-seers since long before Europeans arrived in the region. The state also maintains thousands of acres of public recreation land nearby in the Beury Mountain, Cotton Hill, and Plum Orchard Lake wildlife management areas.

HEALTHCARE

Hospitals with emergency units are located nearby at Oak Hill and Montgomery. State medical centers at Charleston and Morgantown are an hour’s drive west and two-and-a-half hour drive north. A Veterans Administration Medical Center is located at Beckley, a drive of half an hour south. Several medical and emergency care clinics serve the upper region, while the area’s moderate climate and access to trails, gymnasiums, and athletic centers support healthy living.

TRANSPORTATION

MOTOR VEHICLE: Interstate expressways 77 and 64 and US-19 join nearby, providing easy access to Richmond, Charlotte, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C. FLIGHT: Yeager Airport, at Charleston, is the largest and busiest flight-service center in the region. RAIL: The Amtrak passenger station at Montgomery is a 20-minute drive from the property and provides direct access to Charleston, Washington, Chicago, and New York City.

Approximate hourly drive times to regional U.S. cities include Charleston, W.Va., 1; Morgantown, W.Va., 2.5; Columbus, Ohio, 2.5; Pittsburgh, Pa., 3.5; Cincinnati, Ohio, 4; Charlottesville, Va., 3.5; Richmond, Va., 4.5; Winston-Salem, N.C., 3.5; Charlotte, N.C.: 4; and Washington, D.C., 5.

CLIMATE

The gorge sustains a microclimate more typical of warmer, southerly latitudes due partly to the sheltering nature of its narrow valley. Though the river may appear as a large mountain stream, it has already traveled more than 300 miles from the summits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina and has heated over time. The gorge is a preferred location for gardens as its warm microclimate accommodates a longer growing season. It remains relatively free of heavier snows that blanket the surrounding highlands. Mean annual precipitation at the property is estimated at 37 to 47 inches, mean annual air temperature at 50 to 52 degrees F, and its frost-free period at 140 to 170 days.

RECREATION

Residency in the New River Gorge region affords access to a seemingly limitless variety of recreational pursuits. Its parks invite hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, paddling, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting, and the area accommodates a number of walking and field-sports facilities, including stadiums, playgrounds, and walking and biking trails. Skiing and snow-tubing at Winterplace is an hour’s drive south. The region is one of the chief destinations for rock climbing and whitewater rafting nationally.

DINING & RETAIL

The property enjoys easy access to the New River Gorge and Kanawha Valley regions and a variety of dining and shopping venues. The greater Fayetteville area is notably home to more than a dozen noteworthy independent restaurants designed to appeal to visitors to the national park. An hour’s drive west, the Charleston metropolitan area boasts the state’s highest concentration of restaurants and retail centers.