Rockingham County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 17-504.02-17-504.03

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
John Wayland Highway (Route 42)
Geographic extent
Two hundred fifty-five (255) parcels spanning six thousand four hundred forty-four (6,444) acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones., more or less, generally located south of Hinton, west of John Wayland Highway (Route 42), east of Ottobine, and north of the Town of Bridgewater.

Uses

Extracted standards

2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Nonagricultural use restriction

    Any new nonagricultural or nonforestal uses and/or buildings, including dwellings, shall be located on property where there is an ongoing agricultural or forestal operation that qualifies for land use taxation, and shall be permitted to operate only as long as the agricultural or forestal operation continues on the property.

  • Subdivision restriction

    Parcels of land may be sold to a nonfamily member during the term of district status. However, the parcel under new ownership shall remain in district status at least until the time of the next scheduled district renewal. Land within the district may be subdivided by purchase or gift to immediate family members in compliance with chapter 16.

From the ordinance

The Dry River Agricultural and Forestal district shall consist of the following land: two hundred fifty-five (255) parcels spanning six thousand four hundred forty-four (6,444) acres, more or less, generally located south of Hinton, west of John Wayland Highway (Route 42), east of Ottobine, and north of the Town of Bridgewater.
Sec. 17-504.02-17-504.03