Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Subdivision topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board adopts comprehensive recodification of subdivision ordinance (Chapter 16)
Summary
Rockingham County Board repealed, amended, recodified and reenacted Chapter 16 (Subdivision of Land) to clarify exceptions, waiting periods and administrative procedures; adoption was unanimous.
Zoning Administrator Kelly S. Getz presented OA26-0756, a staff-led recodification of Chapter 16 (Subdivision of Land), intended to clarify when exceptions to the Subdivision Ordinance are permissible and how waiting periods for non-family divisions are applied. Getz said the goal of the recodification was "to make clearer section references and eliminate redundancies." The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval.
The Board opened the public hearing at 7:26 p.m.; no public comments were received. On a 5-0 roll-call vote the Board adopted the recodified chapter, which restates definitions, application procedures, standards for non-family and family divisions, sanitary and access requirements, variance and appeals processes, and certificates and recordation rules. The ordinance takes effect June 24, 2026.
