Rockingham County May Start Limiting The Pace At Which New Home Communities Can Be Built


Rockingham County May Start Limiting The Pace At Which New Home Communities Can Be Built
By Scott Rogers • October 1, 2024
The Rockingham County Planning Commission will meet this evening to discuss a potential change to the Rockingham County Zoning Ordinance to limit how quickly new home developments can be built. In summary -- the Planning Commission is considering a change that would only allow developments to obtain (30) building permits within any (12) month period. Thus, if a new 240 home development were proposed... this new limit would only allow 30 such new homes to be built a year, stretching out the development over eight years in this example. This change is being proposed for the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zoning classifications in Rockingham County. This change, if approved, would seem likely to have a few significant impacts on the local community... 1. Fewer homes would be built. 2. Assuming that demand continues to grow, home prices would likely rise due to constraints on how quickly new developments can be built. 3. Fewer new housing developments would be proposed given the limit to the pace at which such a new home community could be built. The proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance to note that a developer can request a special use permit to exceed this limit of (30) building permits a year. If you are interested in hearing more about this proposal, the Planning Commission meets this evening at 6:30 PM at the Rockingham County Administration Center at 20 East Gay Street, Harrisonburg, VA. Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later? How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market? Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings? One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell Consider The Cost Of Your Planned Renovations When Planning Your Offer We Will Likely See Fewer New Listings Over The Next Few Months
Have any questions? Contact Scott Rogers at 540-578-0102 or scott@funkhousergroup.com
Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Nov 21, 2024 (unless otherwise noted).
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