Mathews County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Article 17, § 175-17.2, § 175-17.5

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSide 25 ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Extracted standards

17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • As-built site plan required

    the developer shall submit... two copies of the completed as-built site plan or building location plat certified by an engineer, architect or surveyor.

  • Connection to central water/sewer required when available

    When a central water and/or sewer service system or district having sufficient capacity... provisions shall be made to connect to the system(s).

  • Culs-de-sac not to be used as parking bay

    Culs-de-sac shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the street standards... and may not be construed or employed as a parking bay.

  • Erosion and sediment control measures required

    Provision shall be made for all necessary temporary and permanent erosion and sedimentation control measures...

  • Fire hydrants required where central water available

    Adequate fire hydrants and distribution systems shall be provided by the developer in areas where central or public water systems are available.

  • Landscape planting, screening, fences required

    Landscape planting, screening, fences, walks, curbs, gutters and other physical improvements as required by ordinances...

  • Minimum building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way when service road dedicated20 ft

    in no instance shall a building be constructed closer than 20 feet from the nearest right-of-way.

  • Minimum distance from building to easement edge5 ft

    the nearest edge of any easement shall be a minimum of five feet from any building.

  • Minimum easement width15 ft

    Minimum easement width shall be 15 feet.

  • Minimum pavement width for vehicular traffic lanes/driveways25 ft

    The pavement of vehicular traffic lanes or driveways... shall be not less than 25 feet in width.

  • Minimum pipe stem residential lot driveway width25 ft

    Where pipe stem residential lots are used... the width of the pipe stem (driveway) shall not be less than 25 feet.

  • Sidewalks and pedestrian walkways required

    Provision shall be made for sidewalks and pedestrian walkways...

  • Time for decision on site plan60 days

    Approval, modification and approval, or disapproval, of a site development plan... shall occur within 60 days of filing...

  • Exemptions from site plan requirement

    Exempt: single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, individual manufactured homes, accessory structures, private piers, docks, boat ramps, etc.

  • Site plan fees

    50% due and payable at the time of filing a site development plan, and 50% due and payable prior to final approval.

  • Site development plan required

    Site development plans shall be required for the construction of any building or structure on any land in the County...

  • Site plan approval validity period5 years

    Final approval of a site plan submitted under the terms of this article shall expire five years after the date of such approval.

From the ordinance

Site development plans shall be required for the construction of any building or structure... Minimum easement width shall be 15 feet...
Article 17, § 175-17.2, § 175-17.5