The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings on changes to three county ordinances at its next meeting, to be held at 6 p.m. next Thursday, Oct. 17, in the historic courthouse on Court Street.
The board is considering whether to change the zoning ordinance governing short-term vacation rentals to remove language that currently allows two additional people to occupy a rental unit beyond the Virginia Department of Health limit of two people per bedroom. Another proposed change to the ordinance is to include language stating that “Should the owner/manager advertise or rent the subject short term rental property in a manner that exceeds the allowable occupancy limits, the zoning permit allowing the short-term rental may be revoked.”
The board is also considering whether to amend the county code to add a no-wake zone to Put-In Creek.Finally, the board is looking at changing the amount of some of the fees charged by the building department and the planning and zoning dep...