Rockingham County Unincorporated

Operation of the building or use of the land shall be commenced within two (2) years of the date of approval...

A proffer statement shall be submitted in the following format: ... All proffered conditions shall include a detailed description of the condition being proffered, shall identify the party responsible for fulfilling the condition, shall provide a specific timeframe for the completion of the condition, and an approximate location for the condition.

All applications for rezoning shall be acted upon and a decision made by the board of supervisors within twelve (12) months from the date of the public hearing...

Site plan review shall be required for all new uses, changes of use, or expansion of use except for: ... structures of less than five hundred eighty (580) square feet.

Site plan review shall be required for all new uses, changes of use, or expansion of use except for: ...

Approval of a site plan shall be null and void if the construction of the proposed development is not initiated within five (5) years of the date of approval.

Approval of a site plan shall be null and void if the construction of the proposed development is not initiated within five (5) years of the date of approval.

No variance to the provisions of this chapter shall be authorized by the board of zoning appeals unless the applicant can show ... that the property was acquired in good faith and that the literal interpretation of the provisions of this chapter would create an unnecessary hardship...

No variance to the provisions of this chapter shall be authorized by the board of zoning appeals unless the applicant can show... unnecessary hardship.

The appeal shall be taken within thirty (30) days of the date of the written notice of a zoning violation...

A permitted use is a use permitted by right in the zoning district in which the land is situated. A special use is a use permitted only after a public hearing, review by the board of supervisors, and its approval of a special use permit. An accessory use is a use permitted only as accessory to a primary use permitted by right in the zoning district in which the land is situated.

Uses not specifically identified as permitted in a zoning district either by right or by special use shall be prohibited.

In the case of multiple uses, the regulation for each use, as provided in this chapter shall apply to that portion of the building or land so utilized, unless otherwise provided. If a use is specifically identified in the zoning district, while a more general use category is also listed, the regulations and applicability of the specifically identified use shall govern.

The dwelling being replaced must be removed from the lot within three (3) months of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the replacement dwelling.

All distances specified in this chapter for the purpose of separating uses shall be measured in a horizontal plane from the closest property line of one (1) use to the closest property line of the other use...

Unless district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions, and where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any of the zoning districts as shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply: ...

No construction may commence, no use may be established or changed, and no structure shall be constructed, erected, altered, moved, or demolished unless and until all permits required by the County Code have been issued.

Nothing contained herein shall require any change in the plans or construction of any building or structure for which a permit was granted prior to October 1, 2014. However, if such construction does not commence within six (6) months after the issuance of a building permit, further construction shall be in conformity with the provision of this chapter for the district in which the operation is located.

The RV district is designed to accommodate rural villages, community crossroads, and businesses in rural locations...

The BX district provides services to the interstate-travelling public within a concentrated location.