Land use · Mathews County Unincorporated, Virginia

Short-term vacation rental

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.

to or made part of the sign. ## § 175-15.28 Special regulations for short-term vacation rentals . [Added 10-25-2016; amended 7-25-2023; 10-17-2024] The following regulations shall apply to short-term vacation rental uses: A. No person shall rent, lease

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waters abut wetlands, dunes, fastland or beach area during mean high water. # SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL An accommodation for transient guests where, in exchange for compensation, a dwelling unit is rented for lodging for a period of

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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 lodges. PP. Signs, subject

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10 cubic yards or less. II. Rescue and police stations. JJ. Schools. KK. Short-term vacation rental , subject to the provisions of § 175-15.28. LL. Signs, subject to Article 13. MM. Silviculture. NN. Subdivisions, major. OO. Subdivisions, minor.

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and subject to the provisions of § 175-15.5. U. Shellfish aquaculture, noncommercial. V. Short-term vacation rental , subject to the provisions of § 175-15.28. W. Signs, subject to Article 13. X. Subdivisions, major. Y. Subdivisions, minor. Z. Utility

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.