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County (unincorporated) · Virginia

Mathews County Unincorporated

This locality is on the roster but its ordinance has not been retrieved yet.
4
Districts
91
Extracted rules
335
Standards
24
Chapters read
Zoning snapshotNot yet acquired

Zoning districts

4 districts, grouped by category.

Commercial

2
B-1Commercial

Business-1 District

Mathews County Unincorporated, VA
Min lot
43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
Max height
50 ft
Front setback
50 ft
Permitted uses
33
B-2Commercial

Business-2 District

Mathews County Unincorporated, VA
Min lot
25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
Max height
50 ft
Front setback
50 ft
Permitted uses
52

Residential

2
R-1Residential

Residential-1 District

Mathews County Unincorporated, VA
Min lot
43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
Max height
50 ft
Front setback
50 ft
Permitted uses
26
R-2Residential

Residential-2 District

Mathews County Unincorporated, VA
Min lot
35,000 sq ft (0.8 ac)
Max height
50 ft
Front setback
100 ft
Permitted uses
21

General provisions

87 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Article 10

Industrial District I

Article 10, § 175-10.5-10.66 standards

Minimum lot area 25,000 sq ft; front setback 50 ft from ROW; side/rear 50 ft; max coverage 70%; max height 50 ft.

Article 11

Conservation District C

Article 11, § 175-11.5, § 175-11.6, § 175-11.9

There shall be no minimum lot area. There shall be no minimum setback... Buildings and accessory structures may be erected up to 50 feet in height. There shall be no minimum off-street parking requirement.

Article 12, § 175-12.1, 175-12.2, 175-12.310 standards

Each parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet wide and 20 feet long; except for parallel spaces which shall be nine feet wide and 22 feet long. For each 25 off-street parking spaces, there shall be one off-street parking space for handicapped persons.

Article 1411 standards

Manufactured home lots of not less than 15,000 square feet of ground, with a minimum width of 75 feet... setback at least 20 feet from an internal manufactured home park street... minimum of 30 feet between manufactured homes... minimum of 10% of gross land area for recreational and open space uses.

Article 17, § 175-17.2, § 175-17.517 standards

Site development plans shall be required for the construction of any building or structure... Minimum easement width shall be 15 feet...

Article 2, § 175-2.23 standards

Definitions of terms used in this chapter.

Article 22

Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District

Article 22, § 175-22.719 standards

The Overlay District shall include all lands described in this section as lying within either the resource protection area (RPA) or the resource management area (RMA).

Article 22, § 175-22.711 standards

The Overlay District shall include all lands described in this section as lying within either the resource protection area (RPA) or the resource management area (RMA).

Article 24

Village Mixed Use VMU District

Article 24, § 175-24.1-24.617 standards

This district is designed to accommodate a mixture of commercial activities (particularly those that are pedestrian-oriented), institutional/public uses and residential housing types that will complement existing village development

Article 3, § 175-3.55 standards

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the zoning districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

Article 5

Rural District RU

Article 5, §§ 175-5.2 through 175-5.88 standards

The minimum lot area for each principal permitted use shall be 2.5 acres; buildings set back 50 feet from right-of-way; side yard 10 feet; rear yard 50 feet; height up to 50 feet.

Definitions - Street (Private) and Street (Public)1 standards

The right-of-way shall not be less than 40 feet.

§ 175-13.4, § 175-13.730 standards

No sign, unless herein exempted, shall be erected... until a zoning permit has been approved. The following signs are prohibited in all zoning districts...

§ 175-13.5A16 standards

Signs permitted in the Conservation (C) District, Rural (RU) District, and Residential Districts (R-1) and (R-2): One freestanding home occupation sign limited to eight square feet in area and eight feet in height...

§ 175-13.5A16 standards

Signs permitted in the Conservation (C) District, Rural (RU) District, and Residential Districts (R-1) and (R-2): One freestanding home occupation sign limited to eight square feet in area and eight feet in height...

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.