Chesterfield County Zoning Decisions: June 2026

In June 2026, Chesterfield County held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 20 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 17 approved (89% approval rate), 2 denied, 1 deferred. Activity was up 6% compared to May (558 activity items across 2 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

McConnell Recreational Vehicle Parking

Denied.

Recommendation for denial of conditional use to permit parking of an approximately 40-foot recreational vehicle in the front yard/driveway of 11302 Ludgate Place, a 0.46-acre SC-zoned property in Bermuda Magisterial District. Staff recommended denial; concerns over precedent and inability to screen/mitigate visual impact. Vote.

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Data Center Vested Rights Appeal at 1931 Old Bermuda 100 Road

Denied.

Case 26AP2089 - Washington Single Family Fund III LLC's appeal of Director of Planning's determination was denied. The board upheld that the applicant does not have vested rights to develop a data center without conditional use approval under the new zoning ordinance effective January 1, 2026. The 89.3-acre property in Employment Center District previously allowed data centers by right under old Light Industrial zoning. Applicant argued rezoning of adjacent Woods Edge Rd. parcel for substation created vested rights for unified data center project, but board found rezoning of one parcel does not grant rights on another.

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Butler setback and buffer exception at 9600 Reams Road

Approved.

Conditional use plan development to permit ordinance exceptions in a semi-urban neighborhood (SU) district at 9600 Reams Rd, Clover Hill. The 5.82-acre property has one single-family dwelling with a communications tower; request proposes subdivision to create a second lot. Existing dwelling cannot comply with current setbacks and arterial buffer requirements.

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Racetrack at Ruffin Mill rezoning at 2136 Ruffin Mill Road

Approved.

Rezone from Employment Center (EC), Agricultural (A), and Corridor Commercial (CC) to Warehouse and Distribution (WD) with conditional use for gas station and convenience store with accessory tractor trailer fueling on 11.31 acres at 2136 Ruffin Mill Rd, Bermuda District. Features 8,100 sq ft convenience store, high-flow diesel lanes, and tractor trailer parking.

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Wood agricultural rezoning at 900 Otterdale Road

Approved.

Rezone from Employment Center (EC) to Agricultural (A) on 26 acres fronting ~1,575 ft on the west side of Otterdale Rd at 900 Otterdale Rd, Midlothian. Residual portion of the Watkins Center South development that obtained data center zoning in 2025; will serve as a buffer to adjacent approved data center.

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Old Gun Communications Tower

Approved.

Recommendation of approval to amend zoning case 15SN0613 to permit a 199-foot monopole telecommunications tower with sector arrays, replacing an existing 100-foot tower, on a 0.23-acre application area at 3204 Old Gun Road East, Midlothian Magisterial District. Tower is joint venture between Verizon Wireless and Vertical Bridge (The Towers LLC). Setback reduction to 269 feet from nearest offsite dwelling approved due to preserved vegetation. Staff received 24 letters of opposition and 2 of support. Vote.

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Rathbun Family Daycare Home

Approved.

Recommendation of approval of conditional use to permit a family daycare home for up to 8 children at 2400 Devonwood Road, a 0.54-acre SC-zoned property in Midlothian Magisterial District. Applicant currently operates a Montessori daycare for 4 children by right; reduced request from 12 to 8 children after neighborhood traffic concerns. Vote.

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Manufactured Home Renewal at 3012 Bowtone Ave.

Approved.

Case 26SE2111 - Milton Glass granted special exception to renew temporary manufactured home (Case 19SN0110) for seven years in semi-urban neighborhood district. Property is 0.4 acres at northwest corner of Bowtone Ave. and Pioneer St. Applicant has resided there since 1995 without complaints.

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Showing the 8 most significant of 20 recorded zoning decisions. See all Chesterfield County meetings →

Zoning Changes

• SU → SU, 5.82 acres at 9600 Reams Road, Clover Hill District (Butler)
• EC → WD, 11.31 acres at 2136 Ruffin Mill Road, Bermuda District (Racetrack)
• A → A, 1.72 acres at 3909 Lakeview Road, Matoaka District (Richardson)
• SU → SU, 6.84 acres at 6000 Iron Bridge Road, Dale District (Southside Baptist Church)
• SC → SC, 0.79 acres at 12103 Wexwood Place, Midlothian District (Muthusubramanian)
• EC → A, 26 acres at 900 Otterdale Road, Midlothian District (Wood)
• SC → SU, ~213 acres at Hickory Road, Matoaka District (Emerson Companies)
• SC → SC, 0.46 acre at 11302 Ludgate Place, Bermuda (Kevin and Lisa McConnell)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 160 instances
• rezoning: 36 instances
• conditional use: 34 instances
• residential: 33 instances
• density: 32 instances

What to Watch

• Zoning mentions were up 52% from May.

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