Rockingham County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 17-902(b)
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Discontinuance period2 years
such use is not discontinued for more than two (2) years
no nonconforming use may be expanded
no nonconforming building or structure may be moved on the same lot or to any other lot which is not properly zoned to permit such use
- Structural alteration requires conformance
the uses of such buildings or structures shall conform to such regulations whenever, with respect to the building or structure, the square footage of a building or structure is enlarged, or the building or structure is structurally altered as provided in the Uniform Statewide Building Code
From the ordinance
A valid nonconforming use, building, structure, or lot may be continued only so long as the then existing or a more restricted use continues, and such use is not discontinued for more than two (2) years...