Stafford County Zoning Decisions: April 2026

In April 2026, Stafford County held 6 public meetings covering zoning matters. 13 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 13 approved (100% approval rate). Activity was down 15% compared to March (609 activity items across 6 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Stafford Freestanding ER Rezoning (M1 to B2)

Approved.

Approved rezoning of approximately 1.2 acres from M1 light industrial to B2 urban commercial on south side of Warrington Rd. at Banks Ford Pkwy. and McWhirt Loop for HCA Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center freestanding emergency room. Applicant: Charlie Payne representing HCA.

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Cardinal Forest Retail CUP (Chipotle Drive-Through)

Approved.

Approved conditional use permit for drive-through facility at 1.2-acre site on north side of Warrington Rd. at Cardinal Forest Dr. in Hartwood District. Project includes Chipotle restaurant with drive-through and future retail space. Applicant: Jeff Harvey with Legacy Engineering representing Grove Slade.

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Silverbrook Kennels Commercial Kennel CUP at Red Fox Ln.

Approved.

RADS LLC received approval for CUP2415581 to operate a commercial kennel on 10.35 acres at 830 feet north of Kellogg Mill Rd. on Red Fox Ln. (tax map parcel 2837F) in the A1 agricultural district. Approval includes construction of a new 5,000 sq ft, 18-foot tall kennel building with 6-foot wood fence enclosure, 16 parking spaces, and 50-foot transitional buffer. Maximum 50 dogs permitted at any time.

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Time Extension for Potomac Creek Campus Data Center Rezoning

Approved.

Time limit extension granted for zoning reclassification application on tax map parcel 38126 consisting of 99.34 acres from A1 Agricultural to M2 Heavy Industrial for development of up to approximately 1 million square feet of data center buildings. Extension granted to June 4th, 2026.

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Time Extension for Sims Farm Data Center Project

Approved.

Time limit extension granted for RC25156309 rezoning and CUP25156309 conditional use permit on portion of tax map parcel 6037 consisting of 204.71 acres along south side of Kings Hwy. across from Quezon Rd. intersection. Proposed rezoning from A1 Agricultural to M2 Heavy Industrial for approximately 1.1 million square feet of data center uses. Extension granted to September 26th, 2026.

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Time Extension for Onville Village Multifamily Rezoning

Approved.

Time limit extension granted for RC25156324 rezoning on tax map parcels 2070, 2073E, 2086C, 2086E, and 2086F totaling 8.37 acres along both sides of Onville Rd. near Evans Ln. intersection. Proposed rezoning from R1 Suburban Residential and B2 Urban Commercial to R3 Urban Residential High Density for up to 57 multifamily condo units.

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Water and Sewer User Fee Increases

Approved.

Approved Ordinance 026-05 Option 2 increasing water and sewer user fees by 6% in FY27, 5.5% in FY28 and FY29. Also updates commercial rate structure and establishes reclaimed water fees for FY27-FY29. Reclaimed water fees apply only to data centers connecting to the system, not residential customers.

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Reclaimed Water Service Availability Rate

Approved.

Approved Ordinance 026-11 establishing new availability fee for reclaimed water service to allow county to recoup costs for the reuse water system. The $400 million reclaimed water system is being built by data centers (Old Potomac Church and Stack Infrastructure) under water services agreements, then transferred to county ownership for operation.

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Showing the 8 most significant of 13 recorded zoning decisions. See all Stafford County meetings →

Zoning Changes

• M1 (Light Industrial) → B2 (Urban Commercial), Approximately 1.2 acres of 3.2-acre site at South side of Warrington Rd. at Banks Ford Pkwy. and McWhirt Loop (portion of parcel 44-10-1A) (HCA Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (represented by Charlie Payne))
• A1 Agricultural → A1 Agricultural (CUP for commercial kennel), 10.35 acres at 830 feet north of Kellogg Mill Rd. on Red Fox Ln., tax map parcel 2837F (RADS LLC)
• A1 Agricultural → M2 Heavy Industrial, 99.34 acres at Tax map parcel 38126 (Potomac Creek Campus applicant)
• A1 Agricultural → M2 Heavy Industrial, 204.71 acres at Tax map parcel 6037, south side of Kings Hwy. (Sims Farm applicant)
• R1 Suburban Residential and B2 Urban Commercial → R3 Urban Residential High Density, 8.37 acres at Tax map parcels 2070, 2073E, 2086C, 2086E, 2086F along Onville Rd. (Onville Village applicant)

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 76 instances
• residential: 53 instances
• comprehensive plan: 42 instances
• industrial: 36 instances
• setback: 32 instances

What to Watch

• Setback is new this month with 32 mentions, not present in March.

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