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Planning Commision 07/15/2026, July 15, 2026

Approves Zoning Text Amendment DPA 2026-00006 - Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District, 4-3

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146 mentionsapprovedmotion to approverezoningspecial use permitzoningpublic hearingland usecommercialindustrialoverlay districtcomprehensive plansubdivisionresidentialPrince William County, VA
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What happened

The Prince William County Planning Commission recommended approval of Zoning Text Amendment DPA 2026-00006, revising the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District, on a 4-3 vote, after first adopting a friendly amendment (4-3) extending the Criteria Five application window fr…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Prince William County, VA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 15, 2026
Decisions
3 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 4-3

Projects in this meeting (1)

Bundled expedited agenda recommendation

Approved
2 conditions of approval

Free sample: decision 1 of 3

Bundled expedited agenda recommendation (items 10A-10G)

Single motion recommending approval of seven expedited items: Proffer Amendment REZ 2026-00015 (Canfield Crossing); Proffer Amendment REZ 2026-00042 (Amendment to Declaration for Property of Board of County Supervisors); Proffer Amendment REZ 2026-00043 (same); Rezoning REZ 2025-00032 (Manassas Tech Center); Proffer Amendment REZ 2026-00022 (Manassas Tech Center PRA); Special Use Permit SUP 2026-00021 (Truist, Smoketown Station); Special Use Permit SUP 2026-00028 (House of Bubbles Pet Grooming). Bylaws suspended to consider multiple applications at once. Roll-call vote, all yes.

  • Each subject to the conditions identified in their respective Planning Commission staff reports
  • all proffers and conditions contained in the staff report

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 Prince William County Planning Commission recommended approval of Zoning Text Amendment DPA 2026-00006, revising the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District, on a 4-3 vote, after first adopting a friendly amendment (4-3) extending the Criteria Five application window fr…

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Key Decisions (3)

Approved

Bundled expedited agenda recommendation (items 10A-10G)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Zoning Text Amendment DPA 2026-00006 - Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District

Vote: 4-3Conditions attached
Approved

Friendly amendment to extend Criteria Five window to 180 days

Vote: 4-3

Zoning Changes (2)

reduced to approximately 3,504 acres (64% reduction)

Development Activity (4)

Manassas Tech Center

Commercial

Canfield Crossing

Residential

Truist, Smoketown Station

Commercial

House of Bubbles Pet Grooming

Commercial

Market Signals (4)

Commercial Demand

In FY26 the Board approved 5,192 new housing units and…

Infrastructure

Electrical infrastructure is a gating constraint: commissioners noted the approved…

Commercial Demand

The county is curtailing by-right data center development by shrinking…

Sentiment

Commissioners expressed concern about over-reliance on data center revenue and…

Who Spoke (18)

Staff · 3AttorneyPublic · 2

On the record: 3 staff members, an attorney, and 2 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.

5 County Complex Court rezone

Case REZ2026-00015
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved2 conditions of approval
2 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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