Rockingham County, VA Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Rockingham County Code § 6C-3 applies chapter 6C to all land-disturbing activities greater than one acre, or activities within a larger common plan of development, unless exempted by state regulation. A person may not conduct land-disturbing activity until a permit application, including a state VSMP registration statement and a stormwater management plan or an agreement in lieu of a plan, has been submitted and VSMP authority approval to begin land disturbance has been obtained; detached single-family homes under five acres are not required to file a registration statement but must still meet general permit standards.

The VSMP authority (the county) must act on a complete application within sixty days per § 6C-3, and § 6C-5 additionally requires an approved erosion and sediment control plan and payment of the fees set under § 6C-18 before any permit issues. Section 6C-1 states the chapter took effect July 1, 2014, and covers all areas of Rockingham County, including incorporated towns within its boundaries, except the Town of Bridgewater. 00 for sites of 100 acres or more of disturbance, per the § 6C-18 fee schedule referencing 9VAC25-870-820.