Board of Supervisors, February 24, 2026
Approves Data center code amendment CA26-2 (ordinance 23-192), 4-3
How this board votes
The Board of Supervisors approved 90% of 59 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Drew Mullins (2 of 16 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors approved code amendment CA26-2 (ordinance 23-192) 4-3, removing data centers as a by-right permitted use in I-1 and I-2 districts and instead requiring a special use permit; a substitute motion by Supervisor Childress to adopt the Plan…
- Jurisdiction
- Spotsylvania County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- February 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-3
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCondemnation of easement for waterline
Approved 7-0U-Haul pylon sign
Denied 6-0Free sample: decision 1 of 10
Data center code amendment CA26-2 (ordinance 23-192)
Amendment removes data centers as a permitted use in I-1/I-2 districts, removes data center development standards from code, and adds data center as a special use in I-1/I-2, allowing SUP approval concurrent with a rezoning without a separate SUP application. Board first voted on a substitute motion (Childress) to adopt the Planning Commission's alternative ordinance with full force-and-effect grandfathering of pending site plans (including Kettler Crossroads); that failed 3-4. The original board-initiated ordinance then passed 4-3.
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 Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors approved code amendment CA26-2 (ordinance 23-192) 4-3, removing data centers as a by-right permitted use in I-1 and I-2 districts and instead requiring a special use permit; a substitute motion by Supervisor Childress to adopt the Plan…
Key Decisions (10)
Data center code amendment CA26-2 (ordinance 23-192)
Data center guidance/standards document
Rezoning R24-003 Patriot Crossing
Traffic ordinance fine increase (ordinance 12-262)
Condemnation of easement for waterline on Levels Road (tax map 35-A-151)
SUP 2022-0001 U-Haul pylon sign
FY27 advertised tax rate
Letter opposing SB 443 (battery energy storage siting)
Letter of support for RACSB crisis receiving center grant
Board resolution on redistricting/polling places
Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (5)
Crossroads (data center project)
Industrial
Patriot Crossing
Mixed-Use
Nye Village
Residential
Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
Dominion Energy reports its top eight all-time demand peaks all…
Commercial Demand
Virginia is the largest data center market in the world;…
Housing Demand
Officials cite a housing deficit and bidding wars in the…
Who Spoke (27)
On the record: the chair, 8 board members, 3 staff members, 2 attorneys, the applicant, a witness, and 6 members of the public.
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