Land use · Mathews County Unincorporated, Virginia

Accessory uses

Named in 2 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Mathews County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

District (C): A. Aids to navigation which are authorized by governmental authority. B. Accessory uses as defined in § 175-2.2. C. Conservation, repletion and research activities, and wildlife preserves and conservation areas of the Virginia Marine

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nor to trailers or semitrailers used for storage and located on property as accessory uses to active agricultural operations. [Amended 4-26-2022] C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any entity which was licensed

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occupied by the main use. Private sewage treatment systems shall be considered as accessory uses , buildings or structures and shall be permitted as a freestanding use on a vacant lot. **ACREAGE** — A parcel of land,

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as a matter of right in the Village Mixed Use (VMU) District: A. Accessory uses as defined in § 175-2.2. B. Alternative support structures as defined in § 175-23.2. C. Apartment houses, subject to § 175-24.4.

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this chapter as a matter of right in the Rural District (RU). A. Accessory uses as defined in § 175-2.2. B. Agriculture. C. Alternative support structures as defined in § 175-23.2. D. Aquaculture. E. Bed-and-breakfast establishment.

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.