Spotsylvania County Zoning Decisions: October 2026

In October 2026, Spotsylvania County held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 8 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 6 approved (100% approval rate), 2 deferred. Activity was up 104% compared to September (326 activity items across 3 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

SUP 26-0005 Tabernacle Church All Things Academy enrollment expansion at 7301 Old Plank Road

Approved.

Special use permit allowing an existing private school, operating under CP-94-08, to expand enrollment from 60 to 100 children. The site is a 3.29-acre parcel zoned R-1 in the Chancellor Voting District. No new buildings are proposed. The expansion is expected to add about 70 trips per day. Approved by roll call.

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Consent agenda (items 1-3, 5-6, 9-12)

Approved.

Approved by roll call, unanimous. Included the following:

• Contracts.
• SDI task order 26-05 for Gordon Road DPU facility site plan services, $382,823.
• Reuse waterline task order, $376,720.
• Authorization of a public hearing on a returned electronic payment fee.
• FY26 carryover budget appropriation. Item 7, Nature Conservancy wetland credits for reuse conveyance phase four, was pulled and moved to November 17.

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Route 17/Cosner Drive cost share with Powerhouse 95 LLC

Approved.

$934,054 cost share agreement with Powerhouse 95 LLC and EE Reed for the East Coast LLC for improvements beyond proffered work of the Powerhouse 95 rezoning (originally Hunter's Ridge): westbound Route 17 right turn lane at Old Dominion Parkway, eastbound 17 shoulder east of Cosner Drive, and shared-use path gap to Hospital Boulevard. Staff later clarified funds are proffer money, not transportation fund. Unanimous.

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Adoption of CPA 25-0002, 2026 Comprehensive Plan

Approved.

Board adopted the 2026 Comprehensive Plan five-year update with one amendment striking the data center tax rate paragraph. Key elements:

• No expansion of the primary development boundary (about 18% of county land).
• Data center land use overlay scaled back, with a data center fiscal policy added.
• Employment center overlay added along the RF&P rail corridor.
• About 750 acres removed from the Lake Anna Route 208 mixed-use area.
• Net yield density calculations and a flex unit affordable housing option.
• Five small area plans.
• Courthouse historic proximity overlay.
• New school, library, utility, and park capital recommendations. The Planning Commission recommended approval on October 7, 2026. Approved by roll call.

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Dominion Energy battery storage work session

Deferred.

Dominion Generation Development staff (Giovanni Castaño and Kelsey Jewell) presented on short- and long-duration battery energy storage. Dominion is reviewing the county for transmission capacity to identify a potential battery project site but has not approached any landowners. No action was taken.

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County Code Chapter 19 solid waste ordinance changes / $50 residential refuse permit

Deferred.

Ordinance changes renaming convenience centers to residential refuse centers, prohibiting C&D at centers, establishing $50 annual residential refuse permit (hang tag, $200 replacement, six free C&D loads at Livingston landfill), commercial hauler equipment rules. Expected $1.424M/yr revenue. Strong public opposition; public hearing closed and vote tabled to next meeting (Oct 27) 6-0. Supervisor indicated intent to strike sections 19-11 and 19-96.

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Strike data center tax rate paragraph from 2026 Comprehensive Plan

Approved.

Motion by Supervisor Guzman to remove the data center $1.25 tax rate paragraph from subchapter 2A, Economic Development Programs. Passed by roll call. Requests to further scale back the remaining data center overlay outside the primary development boundary were deferred to a possible future amendment.

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Easement agreement settling certificate of take, parcel 50-A-8

Approved.

Easement settles certificate of take instrument 260005690 for Massaponax Church Road potable water line, paid 100% by Amazon, extending from the school to Route 1, serving homes with failing wells and the data centers. Court deposit $5,248. Unanimous.

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Top Keywords This Month

• comprehensive plan: 117 instances
• land use: 104 instances
• residential: 103 instances
• industrial: 42 instances
• commercial: 36 instances

What to Watch

• Comprehensive plan mentions were up 350% from September.
• Land use came up 447% more often than September.
• Residential saw 312% more mentions month-over-month.
• Commercial increased 125% compared to September.

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