The intent of the Residential-1 District (R-1) is to preserve
existing residential areas along or adjacent to the waterfront; to
provide for low-density residential developments of high quality along
or near the waterfront of Mathews County; to provide for uniformity
in permitted uses and activities within subdivisions bordering in
part or in whole on the waterfront; and to provide marine-related
activities related to residential development. As a general rule,
uses which do not require waterfront location or which do not compliment
uses requiring residential waterfront location are not permitted in
the Residential-1 District (R-1).
[Amended 7-22-2014; 9-22-2015; 10-25-2016]
The following uses shall be permitted subject to all other requirements
of this chapter as a matter or right in the Residential-1 District
(R-1):
A. Accessory uses and structures as defined in §
175-2.2.
B. Agriculture, including the growing of fruit, forest, field, and vegetable
crops and for personal and home occupation uses only, fowl and animal
handling and containment, excluding hogs; grain dryers, feeder lots,
dairy barns, agricultural lagoons, poultry and hog houses and other
structures or areas involving the concentrated handling or containment
of animals and fowl are excluded.
C. Alternative support structures as defined in §
175-23.2.
E. Churches and other places of worship.
F. Cluster development of single-family dwellings.
H. Drainage, erosion and flood control facilities.
N. Hunting blinds and daytime outdoor recreation.
O. Manufactured homes, individual, where:
(1)
The minimum lot size and width as well as the front, side and
rear yards setback shall be doubled for the respective zoning districts
and the maximum height allowed will be 25 feet measured from the bottom
to the top of the manufactured home.
(2)
The electricity meter base shall not be attached to the manufactured
home.
(3)
All manufactured homes shall be skirted with some type of uniform
durable weatherproof material, and installed with a set of permanent
steps at each exit.
Q. Natural wildlife preserves and similar conservation uses.
R. Private docks, piers, boat houses and boat ramps and landings pursuant to the mandates of §
175-6.3A of this chapter.
S. Recycling location (dropoff) with a total capacity of 10 cubic yards
or less.
T. Shellfish aquaculture, commercial, up to and including 100,000 bivalve molluscan organisms, individually or in combination, harvested annually as determined by the Department of Health Shellfish Sanitation mandatory sales records as a home occupation as defined in §
175-2.2 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.
Z. Utility use, minor.
[Amended 2-23-2021]
Sign regulations shall conform to Article 13 of this chapter.
Off-street parking shall be provided in conformance with Article
12 of this chapter.