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.
Storage containers shall be accessory to the approved primary use on the same lot; shall meet accessory building setback; and shall not be stacked. ... Exterior of the storage container shall be maintained structurally intact. ... In the A-1, A-2, and RV zoning districts, on parcels of two (2) or more acres, one storage container shall be permitted for every two (2) acres. ... In the A-1, A-2, and RV zoning districts on parcels of less than two (2) acres; and in the R-1, R-2, R-3, PSF, PMF, PG, R-4, R-5, MH-1, and MHP zoning districts, a storage container shall be allowed to be located on the property for no more than sixty (60) days unless an extension of time is granted by the zoning administrator. Extensions shall be for no more than thirty-day periods and shall be determined case by case, based on the justifications for the needed extension.
The temporary structure shall be for uses incidental to construction work and real estate sales only. (1) The temporary structure for construction shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work. (2) The temporary structure for real estate sales shall be removed after eighty (80) percent of the parcels are sold. ... Additionally, in the A-1, A-2 and RV zoning districts, where a manufactured home provides lodging during the construction of the permitted primary dwelling, the manufactured home shall be removed within ninety (90) days of the primary dwelling passing final inspection or being occupied.
In B-X, B-1 and B-2, for private roads, there shall be no front setback requirements except that no structures shall be located within sidewalk easements or any other easement. In all other zoning districts, accessory structures shall be no taller than the primary structure.
The owner of the use shall submit a plan for waste disposal meeting all regulatory requirements.
Additionally, in the A-1 and A-2 zoning district, the use shall be in or accessory to the primary residence.
The temporary structure shall be for uses incidental to construction work and real estate sales only.
Additionally, in the A-1, A-2 and RV zoning districts, where a manufactured home provides lodging during the construction of the permitted primary dwelling, the manufactured home shall be removed within ninety (90) days of the primary dwelling passing final inspection or being occupied.
In the A-1 and A-2 zoning districts: (1) All storage shall be located entirely within the structure.
In the B-1, and PMR zoning districts, the warehouse shall be an accessory structure with no greater footprint than the primary structure.
In the RV zoning district, the business and the warehouse shall not exceed twelve thousand (12,000) square feet of total floor area.
In the I-1 and PID zoning districts, the warehouse may include a distribution center and/or store front.
The structure height shall not exceed five hundred (500) feet above the existing average grade.
Wind energy conversion systems shall be constructed and operated in locations that minimize adverse safety and environmental impacts.
The wind energy tower height shall not exceed a maximum height of sixty-five (65) feet on a parcel of less than five (5) acres, or a maximum height of eighty (80) feet on a parcel of five (5) acres or more.
The requirements set forth herein shall govern the siting of small wind energy systems used to generate electricity or perform work
In all zoning districts, wireless telecommunications systems shall meet the following:
In the R-1, R-2, R-3, PSF, PMF, R-4, R-5, MH-1, and MHP zoning districts, all wireless telecommunications facilities shall be stealth.
In the R-1, R-2, R-3, PSF, PMF, R-4, R-5, MH-1, and MHP zoning districts, all wireless telecommunications facilities shall be stealth.
In the R-1, R-2, R-3, PSF, PMF, R-4, R-5, MH-1, and MHP zoning districts, all wireless telecommunications facilities shall be stealth.
A yard sale shall be limited to a period of no more than three (3) consecutive days and no more than three (3) yard sales in a one-year period.
Source documents
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