The Mathews County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing on a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse on Court Street.

The amendment would make a museum a by-right use in the Village Mixed Use Zoning District.

According to the planning commission packet, an applicant is interested in operating a museum in the VMU District, which is in downtown Mathews.

The ordinance defines a museum as “a facility intended primarily for the exhibit and/or repository and/or research of books, artworks, artifacts, archives, and other similar items for public appreciation and information. Accessory sales and services may be permitted.”

New commission member

Mathews County Planning and Zoning Director Thomas Jenkins said that the board of supervisors appointed Billy Ray Cook to the planning commission after a closed session during the March 26 board meeting. He is expected to take his seat at next week&...