Mountain Road rezone
Case REZ2025-00023
Denied 4-3Not forecast
freeDenied 4-313 conditions of approval
Hanover County Meetings
Board of Supervisors Meeting, May 27, 2026
Denies Rezoning for Mountain Road Technology Park data center - Marchetti Properties, 4-3
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What happened
Hanover County Board of Supervisors DENIED the Mountain Road Technology Park data center project (REZ 2025-00023 Marchetti Properties, CUP 2025-00016, and SE 2025-00023, applicant TRACT) on Route 33/Mountain Road, after motions to approve the 427-acre rezoning from A-1 to M-1 fai…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Hanover County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 27, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 4-3
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsMountain Road Technology Park data center - Marchetti Properties
Denied 4-3U.S. Route 33 (Mountain Road) at the Henrico County line, with frontage on Windchurch Road, South Anna District · TRACT
26 conditions of approval
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Harley Club Drive, Northlake Industrial Park
ApprovedHarley Club Drive, Northlake Industrial Park · Northlake RV LLC
1 condition of approval
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Substations - Valco Hanover County 4
Denied 4-35 conditions of approval
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Free sample: decision 1 of 7
School Board Appointment - Mechanicsville District
Reappointment of Ryan Martin as Mechanicsville District Representative on the Hanover County School Board, recommended by Mr. Hudson and received as a motion. Passed by voice vote.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Hanover County Board of Supervisors DENIED the Mountain Road Technology Park data center project (REZ 2025-00023 Marchetti Properties, CUP 2025-00016, and SE 2025-00023, applicant TRACT) on Route 33/Mountain Road, after motions to approve the 427-acre rezoning from A-1 to M-1 fai…
Key Decisions (7)
Approved
School Board Appointment - Mechanicsville District
Vote: passed
Approved
VDOT Secondary Six-Year Road Plan FY27-32
Vote: passed
Approved
Ordinance 2605 - Reimbursement of Enforcement Expenses
Vote: passed
Approved
Rezoning at Harley Club Drive - Northlake RV LLC
Vote: passedConditions attached
Denied
Rezoning for Mountain Road Technology Park data center - Marchetti Properties
Vote: 4-3Conditions attached
Denied
Conditional Use Permit for substations - Valco Hanover County 4
Vote: 4-3Conditions attached
Denied
Special Exception for building/fence height - Valco Hanover 4
Vote: 4-3Conditions attached
Development Activity (2)
Mountain Road Technology Park
Industrial
Rezoning at Harley Club Drive - Northlake Industrial Park
Industrial
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Hanover County's public water system relies on the City of…
Commercial Demand
Only about 2% of Hanover County is feasible for large-scale…
Sentiment
Strong organized public opposition (Friends of Hanover) to data centers…
Who Spoke (20)
Councilmember · 2StaffApplicant's RepPublic · 9
On the record: 2 councilmembers, a staff member, the applicant's representative, and 9 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 10 of 10 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
Harley Club Drive rezone
No vote recorded
Mountain Road rezone
No vote recorded
Ashcake Road conditional use permit
Case CUP2024-00022
No vote recorded
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