Rockingham County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
15 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
4- Max height
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
- Max height
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
Limited Commercial District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
General Commercial District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
Other
2Residential
6Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 70
Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 4 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 66
Residential District
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 55
Multi-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 16 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 30
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 26
- Max height
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 78
General provisions
300 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
All dead-end streets shall terminate in a VDOT approved cul-de-sac... Dead-end streets shall not be less than two hundred (200) feet in length.
All dead-end streets shall terminate in a VDOT approved cul-de-sac that meets the standards of the VDOT Road Design Manual and is approved by the fire marshal.
Within one-half (½) mile, measured at the centerline of the roadway, of a public school, pedestrian accommodations shall be provided along at least one (1) side of the street, or provisions made that provide equivalent pedestrian mobility, along roadways.
The design and development of the transportation infrastructure shall improve conditions for bicycling and walking.
Building facades visible from any public or private street and greater than one hundred fifty (150) feet in length, measured horizontally, shall be broken into smaller planes of thirty (30) to fifty (50) feet in width by incorporating landscaping, wall plane projections or recesses, arcades, display windows, entry areas, awnings, and other similar features adding visual interest.
Building facades visible from any public or private street and greater than one hundred fifty (150) feet in length, measured horizontally, shall be broken into smaller planes
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for all uses in accordance with the requirements of this article.
Compact areas and suburban areas shall accommodate on-street parking. ... Perpendicular parking shall not be permitted for on-street parking.
Compact areas and suburban areas shall accommodate on-street parking.
Minimum width of traffic aisles in parking lots for two-way traffic shall be twenty-four (24) feet. ... Parking spaces shall be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from roads.
Minimum width of traffic aisles in parking lots for two-way traffic shall be twenty-four (24) feet.
The zoning administrator may allow a maximum of twenty (20) percent of the total number of spaces to be compact car spaces... For parallel parking, compact car parking spaces shall be eight (8) feet, six (6) inches wide and sixteen (16) feet long...
The zoning administrator may allow a maximum of twenty (20) percent of the total number of spaces to be compact car spaces in any parking facility with greater than twenty (20) spaces
Parking spaces shall be provided for all dwellings. ... In the case of a use not specifically mentioned below, the required parking spaces for a use, which is mentioned and is similar, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall apply.
Parking shall be around the sides and/or rear of buildings in order to reduce expansive parking areas at street view.
Overflow parking shall not constitute more than fifty (50) percent of the required parking for any use.
Overflow parking shall not constitute more than fifty (50) percent of the required parking for any use. The overflow parking shall be constructed of an alternative all-weather, permeable surface...
For shared parking, supporting documentation and a plan for parking shall be submitted as a part of the site plan.
For shared parking, supporting documentation and a plan for parking shall be submitted as a part of the site plan.
Each off-street loading space shall have minimum dimensions of fourteen (14) feet in height, twelve (12) feet in width, and fifty (50) feet in length.
Source documents
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