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Board of County Supervisors Meeting, September 22, 2026

Approved: Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District Zoning Text Amendment and Map Amendment (item 7D), unanimous

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What happened

On September 22, 2026, Prince William County approved Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District Zoning Text Amendment and Map Amendment (item 7D) (unanimous).

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors denied Dominion Energy's special use permit (SUP 2025-00009) for the Vent Hill switching/substation expansion at Vent Hill Road (near Reed Lane) on a unanimous 8-0 vote, over a staff recommendation of approval, citing lack of transpa…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Prince William County, VA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
September 22, 2026
Decisions
12 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (2)

Vent Hill Switching/Substation Special

Denied
Open this project

Drive-Thru Lane

Approved
1 condition of approval
Open this project

Free sample: decision 1 of 12

Consent items 4A through 4G (commendations/proclamations)

Board approved agenda items 4A through 4G, including commendations for Stuart Mitchell (ARRL Service Award), Fire Prevention Week, Car Free Day, Hispanic Heritage Month, and Salvadoran American recognition.

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Key Decisions (12)

Approved

Consent items 4A through 4G (commendations/proclamations)

Vote: unanimousMoved by Deshundra Jefferson
Approved

Consent agenda (item 5)

Vote: unanimousMoved by Deshundra Jefferson
Approved

Special use permit for drive-thru lane at TowneBank Smoketown Station (items 7A-7C)

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Approved

Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District Zoning Text Amendment and Map Amendment (item 7D)

Vote: unanimous2 conditions attachedMoved by Tom Gordy
Denied

Substitute motion to strike 90-day grace period (item 7D)

Vote: 3-5
Approved

Amendments to Prince William County Procurement Regulations (item 10A)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Public hearing authorization for sale of county property at 9349 Hornbaker Road

Vote: unanimousMoved by Tom Gordy
Approved

Acceptance of internal audit reports

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Appointment of Director of Information Technology

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Consent supervisors' items 11A, 11B, 11D, 11E

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Directive to petition governor/DEQ for inclusion in groundwater study (item 11F)

Vote: unanimous
Denied

Vent Hill Switching/Substation Special Use Permit (item 13A)

Vote: unanimousMoved by Tom Gordy

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Zoning Changes (1)

reduces overlay approximately 62%; approximately 3,641 acres remain eligible

Development Activity (3)

Vent Hill Switching Station Expansion

Infrastructure

Sale of county property at 9349 Hornbaker Road

Commercial

TowneBank Smoketown Station drive-thru lane

Commercial

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

The data center industry represents approximately $550 million in local…

Infrastructure

PJM projects the Woodbridge zone (Prince William and Fauquier counties)…

Housing Demand

Multiple residents and a realtor testified that proximity of data…

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Agenda results

ORD - DPA 2026-00006, Zoning Text Amendment to the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay… plan amendment

Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Tom Gordy2 conditions of approval

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ORD - Special Use Permit #SUP2026-00021, Truist Smoketown Station - Occoquan Magisterial… conditional use permit

Case SUP2026-00021
Approved
freeApproved1 condition of approval

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ORD - Special Use Permit #SUP2025-00009, Vint Hill Substation - Brentsville Magisterial… conditional use permit

Case SUP2025-00009
Denied
freeDeniedmoved by Tom Gordy
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Who spoke

36 distinct speakers; 11 identified names.

All speaker roles: 16 Public, 8 Councilmember, 2 Clerk, 3 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Attorney, 3 Witness, 2 Applicant Rep.

Identified name roles: 2 Councilmember, 3 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Attorney, 2 Witness, 2 Applicant Rep.

Speaker sample: Tracy McDonald, Applicant Rep.

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Zoning terms (17)

252 recorded timestamps

  • public hearing (20 timestamps)
  • rezoning (2 timestamps)
  • land use (13 timestamps)
  • approved (32 timestamps)
  • industrial (33 timestamps)
  • residential (38 timestamps)

Decision moments (11)

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