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.
No independent living quarters shall have a floor area in excess of six hundred (600) square feet or twenty-five (25) percent of the finished floor area of the existing dwelling in which it is located, whichever is greater
A temporary family health care structure shall be accessory to a primary single-family detached dwelling only. Only one (1) temporary family health care structure shall be permitted on any lot
Hours of operation shall be from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and may continue until 1:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings and holidays provided the event is held entirely indoors
A minimum of twenty-five (25) percent of the products sold must be agricultural products produced within Rockingham County.
The feed mill shall be set back one hundred (100) feet from property lines. These setbacks are reducible by mutual consent.
In the R-3 zoning district, a fitness center shall be limited to no more than two thousand (2,000) square feet.
The sales area for companion products... shall be limited to twenty-five (25) percent of the gross sales area.
Each structure and denuded area associated with the hog operation shall be set back from property lines one hundred fifty (150) feet, except as provided for setbacks from public roadways.
The home business shall not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the residential floor area of the dwelling or no more than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of an accessory structure.
The home occupation shall not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the residential floor area of the dwelling or no more than seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of an accessory structure.
Any runs, or containment areas associated with a commercial kennel operation shall meet the following setbacks: One hundred fifty (150) feet from any property line, reducible to seventy-five (75) feet if notarized consent is obtained
For purposes of this article, the following area types shall determine the design requirements that apply where stated. (a) Compact area type: ... (b) Suburban area type: ... (c) Rural area type: ...
At least seventy-five (75) percent of the common area shall be outdoor space, which shall include all utility easements and a combination of any of the following: ...
Common area requirements in planned development zoning districts shall be met with a combination of indoor and outdoor space used for enjoyment by all residents, customers, or employees within the development.
A property owners' association (POA) shall be established to own, care and maintain all common areas and other common improvements.
Streets shall be designed to provide a connected network that facilitates safe and efficient movement of vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles.
All public streets shall comply with all VDOT regulations and shall become part of the VDOT state-maintained system. ... All private streets shall be paved and constructed according to VDOT standards and specifications.
In manufactured home parks in the MH-1 zoning district, all streets shall be private streets. In the R-1 and R-2 zoning districts, no streets shall be private streets.
To facilitate the appropriate movement of pedestrian and automobile traffic, the roads and streets in each development project shall provide sufficient connections in multiple directions, to multiple properties, and, if applicable, to local and higher order roadways.
To facilitate the appropriate movement of pedestrian and automobile traffic, the roads and streets in each development project shall provide sufficient connections in multiple directions
Source documents
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