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Board of Supervisors - 2026-05-12

2h 24m21,166 words
49 mentionspublic hearingmotion to approvecommercialindustrialland usecomprehensive planresidentialrezoningzoningspecial use permitapprovedsubdivisionSpotsylvania County, VA

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Spotsylvania County · May 12, 2026

Approved · 6-0

Direction on House Bill 153 data center mandates (option two)

Direction on House Bill 153 data center mandates (option two), approved by a 6-0 vote on May 12, 2026 in Spotsylvania County.

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Meeting Summary

This Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors meeting contained no zoning approvals; the most consequential land-use action was deferring the Gateway Commerce industrial project (case R23-002) back to the Planning Commission for a new public hearing on a 6-0 vote, at the applican…

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Key Decisions (4)

Continued

Deferral of Gateway Commerce (Commerce Gateway) to Planning Commission

Vote: 6-0
Approved

Amendments to Chapter 9 of the County Fire Code (EMS and fire prevention fees)

Vote: 6-0
Other

Direction on House Bill 153 data center mandates (option two)

Vote: 6-0
Approved

Consent agenda (proclamations, contracts, public hearing authorizations)

Vote: 6-0

Development Activity (12)

Gateway Commerce (Commerce Gateway)

Industrial

AWS Cosmotech Data Center campus

Industrial

Powerhouse 95 data centers

Industrial

Kalahari Resorts and Convention Centers

Commercial

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

Industrial space is extremely tight: Spotsylvania has 7.1 million sq…

Labor

County unemployment runs at the national average of 3.7-3.8%, dipping…

Infrastructure

Multiple data center projects (AWS Cosmotech, Powerhouse 95) are under…

Who Spoke (20)

Councilmember · 3Staff · 6ClerkAttorneyPublic · 4

On the record: 3 councilmembers, 6 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, and 4 members of the public.

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