Rockingham County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 17-705
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all zoning districts
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Must be accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. to main use
Be accessory to the approved main use on the same lot
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. not to exceed screening
Not exceed the height of the screening unless otherwise approved by the Zoning Administrator
- Must be located in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Be located in the rear yard of the property
- Outdoor commercial storage plan required
An outdoor commercial storage plan shall be submitted and approved as part of the site plan or special use permit.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. within required building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Not occur within any minimum required building setback
- Screening required
Be screened from view of the streets utilized by the public and adjacent properties using any combination of fencing and landscaping or other screening plan as approved by the Zoning Administrator
From the ordinance
Outdoor commercial storage shall: (1) Be accessory to the approved main use on the same lot; (2) Not occur within any minimum required building setback; (3) Be located in the rear yard of the property; (4) Be screened from view...