Rockingham County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 17-508.03
Agricultural ForestalAll Rockingham County Unincorporated districts0
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Ottobine, Wheelbarger Hollow, Union Springs Road, Briery Branch
- Geographic extent
- 33 parcels spanning 1,686 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. generally located west of Ottobine in the southwestern portion of Rockingham County. Extends north to Wheelbarger Hollow, northeast to Union Springs Road, south to Briery Branch. An isolated one-acre parcel surrounded by Spring Creek districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2..
Uses
Prohibited6
- Golf courses
- Golf driving ranges
- Campgrounds
- Shooting ranges
- Auto graveyards or junkyards
- Recreational or amusement enterprises operating outside a building for profit
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Dwelling eligibility
Residences only for persons who earn a substantial part of their livelihood from agricultural or forestal operations on the same property, or for members of the immediate family of the owner.
- Subdivision restriction
Parcels may be sold in their entirety but not subdivided to a non-family member during the term of district status. Subdivision only by purchase or gift to immediate family members.
From the ordinance
The following uses shall be prohibited throughout the district: Golf courses; Golf driving ranges; Campgrounds; Shooting ranges; Auto graveyards or junkyards; Recreational or amusement enterprises operating outside a building for profit.