Mathews County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 175-16.5
Extracted standards
1 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. required for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. lot
the owner must request a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals prior to improvement
From the ordinance
Any unimproved nonconforming lot of record at the time of the effective date of this chapter, or if the specific recorded lot is reconvened after the date of this chapter, such lot shall be considered as a lot of record. Said lot or parcel of record may be used as a building site provided the use proposed is a permitted use as established by this chapter and provided further the minimum requirements for setback (front yard), side and rear yards can be met. If such lot is of insufficient size to meet the minimum requirements of this chapter regarding setback, or side and rear yard requirements, the owner must request a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals prior to improvement.