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.
On-farm activities shall be accessory to a bona fide agricultural operation.
In the I-1 and PID zoning districts, the warehouse may include a distribution center and/or store front.
In the A-1, A-2, and RV zoning districts, parking facilities shall be park-and-ride facilities.
In the B-1 and B-2 zoning districts within the Urban Development Area shown on the comprehensive plan, Parking facilities shall be by special use permit.
Pit privies may only be used with part-time recreational or seasonal uses/structures.
Any poultry operation started after October 1, 2014, shall be located on a farm, as defined in section 17-201.
Any activity, use, facilities, equipment, structure, or storage, with the exception of offices, shall be located at least three hundred (300) feet from a non-participating parcel.
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 R-4 and R-5 zoning districts, the following supplemental standards shall be met: (1) Recreational vehicle storage is for the sole use of visitors and residents of the development project in which it is located.
In the A-1 or A-2 zoning district: (1) Research shall be limited to agricultural and horticultural research.
In the MXU, B-1, PCD or PMR zoning district, no outdoor holding pens shall be allowed.
The term 'usual and customary' is understood by the Board of Supervisors to mean those activities or events permitted of right in the A-1 or the A-2 zoning district, as applicable.
In the A-1 and A-2 zoning districts, shall be either: (1) By special use permit where associated with and accessory to a licensed winery, brewery, or other establishment licensed by the ABC Board, or (2) By special use permit where located within a residence...
In the RV zoning district, the retail use shall occupy no more than four thousand (4,000) square feet, except by special use permit.
In the MHP zoning district, the retail use shall serve primarily the residents of the manufactured home park in which it is located.
In the B-1 and B-2 zoning districts within the Urban Development Area shown on the comprehensive plan, Retail use not otherwise listed shall be by special use permit.
In the RR-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, PSF, PMF, PG, R-5, MXU, and PCD zoning districts, instruction shall be held primarily within a building.
Foundation survey shall be obtained for the following structures: ...
Foundation survey shall be obtained for the following structures: a. Located on parcels one (1) acre or smaller: 1. New dwellings, businesses, or other primary structures. 2. Additions to primary structures... 3. New accessory structures larger than five hundred eighty (580) square feet.
Operation of the building or use of the land shall be commenced within two (2) years of the date of approval unless otherwise provided in the conditions of the permit. ... A certificate of occupancy must be obtained within two (2) years of the commencement date. ... The zoning administrator may grant a one-time extension of two (2) years.
Source documents
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