Rimfire Road rezone
Case REZ2026-00004
ApprovedNot forecast
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Hanover County Meetings
Planning Commission Meeting, June 18, 2026
Votes on Deferral of Iron Horse Data Center rezoning to July, unanimous
1h 13m9,729 words
53 mentionsdeferredmotion to approveresidentialrezoningapprovedtraffic studyindustrialcommercialpublic hearingrezoneland usezoningcomprehensive planconditional useHanover County, VA
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What happened
The Hanover County Planning Commission approved three land-use cases and deferred two data center rezonings on June 18, 2026. Approvals included REZ 2026-00004 (Porch, A1 to AR6, 9.31 acres on Rimfire Road), REZ 2026-00003 (Huggins, A1 to RS, 3.19 acres on Old Lantern Lane), pick…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Hanover County, VA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- June 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Deferred, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCase REZ 2026-00003
Recommendedterminus of Old Lantern Lane north of Old Millstone Drive, Cold Harbor District · Allen G. Huggins III
1 condition of approval
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Case REZ 2026-00004
Recommendedterminus of Rimfire Road north of Range Road, Cold Harbor District · Jody C. and Justin W. Porch
1 condition of approval
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Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Deferral of antique lane data center case
Mr. Martin moved to defer the 'antique lane' case; 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
The Hanover County Planning Commission approved three land-use cases and deferred two data center rezonings on June 18, 2026. Approvals included REZ 2026-00004 (Porch, A1 to AR6, 9.31 acres on Rimfire Road), REZ 2026-00003 (Huggins, A1 to RS, 3.19 acres on Old Lantern Lane), pick…
Key Decisions (7)
Deferred
Deferral of antique lane data center case
Vote: unanimous
Deferred
Deferral of Iron Horse Data Center rezoning to July
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Rezoning at terminus of Rimfire Road (Porch)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Rezoning at terminus of Old Lantern Lane (Huggins)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Pickleball courts at Pole Green Park (CUP 2026-00005)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Pickleball courts at Taylor Complex Park (CUP 2026-00006)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Telecommunications tower on Blunts Bridge Road (CUP 2026-00002)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Development Activity (6)
Iron Horse Data Center
Industrial
Pole Green Park pickleball courts
Other
Taylor Complex Park pickleball courts
Other
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Multiple residents reported severe well-water depletion (one from 23 feet…
Commercial Demand
Two large data center projects (approved 1,200-acre Hickory Hill Tech…
Sentiment
Intense and organized community opposition (Friends of Hanover) to data…
Infrastructure
Verizon is filling a wireless coverage/capacity gap in northwest Ashland…
Who Spoke (20)
ChairCommissioner · 3Staff · 2ClerkApplicant's RepPublic · 11
On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, 2 staff members, the clerk, the applicant's representative, and 11 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 10 of 10 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
Old Lantern Trail rezone
Case REZ2026-00003
ApprovedZoneWire called it
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East Patrick Henry Road plan amendment
Case CUP2026-00006
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by Iverson1 condition of approval
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Blunts Bridge Road conditional use permit
Case CUP2026-00002
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Iverson13 conditions of approval
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Pole Green Road conditional use permit
Case CUP2026-00005
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Martin
Antique Lane plan amendment
Case REZ2026-00012
No vote recorded
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