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Board denies zoning change to allow shelter roofs on private piers; will revisit controls in one year
Summary
After hearing a VMRC representative explain state rules for open-sided 400 sq ft pier gazebos, the Board voted 3–2 to deny an ordinance revision allowing shelter roofs on private noncommercial piers and agreed to revisit the matter in one year to explore regulatory controls.
The Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 12 to deny a proposed revision to the county zoning ordinance that would have removed the prohibition on shelter roofs for private noncommercial piers.
Jeff Madden, representing the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), explained the Code of Virginia exempts construction of an open-sided gazebo-style structure (up to 400 square feet) on riparian…
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