Land use · Rockingham County Unincorporated, Virginia

single-family detached dwellings

Named in 1 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Rockingham County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

A complete, detached dwelling unit located on the same parcel as a primary single family detached dwelling . **Dwelling, accessory apartment.** A complete dwelling unit that is accessory to a commercial or office use. **Dwelling, duplex.** Two (2) dwelling

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any other plan adopted by the county. (b) The minimum lot size for single-family detached dwellings shall be seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet. (c) The minimum lot size for single-family attached dwellings shall be three

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(1) A temporary family health care structure shall be accessory to a primary single-family detached dwelling only. (2) Only one (1) temporary family health care structure shall be permitted on any lot on which a single-family detached

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| **RR-1, Residential or Recreational** | | | | | | | | Single-family detached dwellings ; Manufactured homes | 5 acres | 100 feet | See footnote.* | 15 feet | 25 feet | 35 feet |

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.