Washington County Virginia Leaders Have Approved A New Zoning Designation To Allow For High Density Housing. The New R-3 Zone Would Only Be Available Where There’s Currently Water And Sewer Service. County Zoning Administrator, Stephen Richardson Said This Will Allow For As Many As Five 25-Hundred Square Foot Homes To Be Built On A Single Acre. Most Of These Types Of Developments Are Expected Within A Five Mile Radius Of Exit 7 Of Interstate 81.