Landscaping Rules in Rockingham County, VA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Rockingham County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Tree Removal & Heritage Trees
In Rockingham County outside Harrisonburg and the towns, land subject to the stormwater chapter must retain a 50-foot riparian buffer along perennial and intermittent streams, and tree removal within that buffer is restricted based on distance from the stream bank.
Stream Buffer Tree Removal Rules, Rockingham
Some RestrictionsRockingham County Code § 6C-11
The riparian/stream buffer shall be no less than fifty (50) feet wide on each side of such perennial or intermittent streams and contiguous nontidal wetlands, measured horizontally from the edge of the nontidal wetlands, or the top of the stream bank if no wetlands exist. ... Within twenty-five (25) feet of the top of the stream bank and on land classified as nontidal wetland: a.Indigenous ripa...
Weed Ordinances
In Rockingham County outside Harrisonburg and the towns, County Code § 14-30 requires every owner of real property to keep grass, weeds and similar vegetation cut. Residential lots cannot exceed 10 inches; business, commercial or industrial lots cannot exceed 12 inches, and code enforcement can order a cut and bill the owner.
Rockingham County Grass and Weed Height Limit
Some RestrictionsRockingham County Code § 14-30
(a)The owner of real property located outside the corporate limits of any town has a duty to cut and remove the grass, weeds, and similar vegetation as frequently as necessary to control growth, subject to the following: Residential property. On property zoned residential, the owner must not permit grass, weeds, or similar vegetation to grow taller than ten (10) inches in height. Business, comm...
Water Restrictions
In Rockingham County outside Harrisonburg and the towns, watering-day cutbacks only take effect once a drought stage is declared. Sec. 16A-40 of the County Code ties the county's drought preparedness and response plan to the Board of Supervisors' Upper Shenandoah River Basin Water Supply Plan, and violating a mandatory restriction once a stage is declared carries a civil penalty of up to $150 per day.
Rockingham County Drought Watering Restrictions
Some RestrictionsRockingham County Code § 16A-40
In compliance with state law and with regulations adopted by the department of environmental quality, the board of supervisors has adopted by resolution the Upper Shenandoah River Basin Water Supply Plan. A portion of that plan is the drought preparedness and response plan. Violations of mandatory portions of the drought preparedness and response plan may be punishable by a civil penalty of up ...
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