Environmental Rules in Rockingham County, VA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Rockingham County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
Land-disturbing activity of one acre or more in unincorporated Rockingham County (except in the Town of Bridgewater, which is excluded from this chapter) needs a stormwater management plan and a VSMP authority permit before ground is broken, under chapter 6C, which implements the Virginia Stormwater Management Act.
Rockingham County Stormwater Runoff Permit
Significant RestrictionsRockingham County Code § 6C-3
This chapter will apply to all land-disturbing activities greater than one (1) acre, or are located within a greater plan of development and/or redevelopment activities unless otherwise exempt in section 62.1-44.15:34 [of the] Code of Virginia. (b)A person shall not conduct any land-disturbing activity until he has submitted a permit application to the VSMP authority ... and has obtained VSMP a...
Erosion Control
No one may begin a land-disturbing activity in unincorporated Rockingham County without first submitting and getting county approval of an erosion and sediment control plan and being issued a land-disturbing permit. The rule implements the state Erosion and Sediment Control Law under chapter 6B.
Erosion & Sediment Control Permit, Rockingham
Significant RestrictionsRockingham County Code § 6B-4
Except as provided in section 6B-5 of this chapter, no person may engage in any land-disturbing activity within the boundaries of Rockingham County until: (1) such person has submitted to Rockingham County an erosion and sediment control plan and certification that the plan will be followed for the land-disturbing activity; (2) said erosion and sediment control plan has been reviewed and approv...
Flood Zones
In unincorporated Rockingham County, no land may be developed and no structure may be located, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged or structurally altered within a FEMA-mapped special flood hazard area except in full compliance with chapter 6D, the county's floodplain management ordinance.
Floodplain Development Rules, Rockingham County
Significant RestrictionsRockingham County Code § 6D-1.3
No land shall hereafter be developed and no structure shall be located, relocated, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, or structurally altered except in full compliance with the terms and provisions of this chapter and any other applicable ordinances and regulations which apply to uses within the jurisdiction of this chapter. ... This chapter shall not create liability on the part of Rockingh...
Flood Elevation Requirements
New or substantially improved homes in Rockingham County's mapped AE and A flood zones must have the lowest floor, including any basement, elevated two feet above the base flood level, exceeding the federal minimum by requiring extra freeboard.
Base Flood Elevation Freeboard, Rockingham
Significant RestrictionsRockingham County Code § 6D-4.3
In all identified flood hazard areas where base flood elevations have been provided in the FIS or generated by a certified professional in accordance with section 6D-3.1(a)(3), the following provisions shall apply: (a)Residential construction. New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) in Zones AE and A with detailed base flood elevat...
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