Land use · Mathews County Unincorporated, Virginia

Retail stores and shops

Named in 1 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.

carry-out trade, if any, shall be a limited portion of the business. ## RETAIL STORES AND SHOPS Any building wherein the primary occupation is the sale of merchandise in small quantities, in broken lots or parcels, not in

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consumption outside a fully enclosed structure is allowed. KK. Retail food stores. LL. Retail stores and shops . MM. Short-term vacation rental, subject to the provisions of § 175-15.28. NN. Small-scale alcohol production facility. OO. Social, fraternal clubs and

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Q. Rehabilitation and group homes or centers as defined in § 175-2.2. R. Retail stores and shops , including storage facilities and neighborhood grocery stores. S. Schools. T. Sewage treatment systems (private) where the subject lot or parcel shall

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less. OO. Residential apartments above stores. PP. Restaurants. QQ. Retail food stores. RR. Retail stores and shops . SS. Signs, subject to Article 13. TT. Theaters. UU. Therapeutic massage facilities in accordance with § 175-15.23. VV. Utility use, minor.

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.