The Mathews County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved two zoning-related requests after public hearings during their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

William T. and Susan B. Eley were granted a conditional use permit to operate a temporary reception facility at 929 Williams Wharf Road for small weddings, receptions, family reunions and company meetings.

Leandra S. Doane was granted a rezoning from business to residential for a property on Buckschase Road on Gwynn’s Island in order to allow a single-family dwelling at the site, which was previously part of a campground.

In addition, the board unanimously voted to approve a request by developer Michael Rowe that he be allowed to connect the Hampton Roads Sanitation District sewer line to two parcels that are immediately outside the sanitary district. The parcels are at the intersection of Buckley Hall and Glebe roads and consist of a total of approximately 45 acres that are zoned rural and that, according to a report provided...