zoneoptics
Mathews County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

§ 175-23.3

All Mathews County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETStreet side 50 ftMAX HEIGHT120 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.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
120 ft

Uses

Permitted by right4

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Abandonment period12 months

    The Zoning Administrator may order the removal of any telecommunications structure/facility when use of the facility has been discontinued or the facility has not been used for its permitted purpose for 12 consecutive months.

  • Preexisting towers

    Existing, permitted, nonconforming telecommunications towers and facilities may have antenna(s) added, moved or replaced on said structures upon review and approval of the Department of Planning and Zoning.

  • Structural requirements

    All facilities/structures shall meet the structural requirements for same as set forth in the Uniform State-wide Building Code.

  • Zoning permit required

    No telecommunications facility structure, unless herein exempted, shall be erected, constructed, altered, or relocated except as provided in this article and in these regulations, until a zoning permit has been approved and issued by the Mathews County Department of Planning and Zoning.

From the ordinance

The maximum height of a permitted data pole, including the antenna, shall not exceed 120 feet in height from grade. Telecommunications facility structures, with the exception of telecommunications towers, shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from the edge of public rights-of-way in all zoning districts.
§ 175-23.3