Planning Commision 07/15/2026, July 15, 2026
Approves Zoning Text Amendment DPA 2026-00006 - Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District, 4-3
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…
- 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)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsBundled expedited agenda recommendation
ApprovedFree 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…
Key Decisions (3)
Bundled expedited agenda recommendation (items 10A-10G)
Zoning Text Amendment DPA 2026-00006 - Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District
Friendly amendment to extend Criteria Five window to 180 days
Zoning Changes (2)
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)
On the record: 3 staff members, an attorney, and 2 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
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