Planning Commission Meeting, September 16, 2026
Recommends approval: Special Use Permit for Crossroads Technology Campus data center, 4-2
What happened
On September 16, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Special Use Permit for Crossroads Technology Campus data center (4-2).
The Spotsylvania County Planning Commission recommended approval of SUP 26-0003, the Crossroads Technology Campus data center (up to 2,087,000 sq ft, 7 buildings, 3 substations, Amazon as user, developed by Kettler) on a 4-2 vote, with 54 staff conditions plus additional stipulat…
- Jurisdiction
- Spotsylvania County, VA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 4-2
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsSUP 26-0005
RecommendedCrossroads Technology Campus Data Center
Recommended 4-2Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Special Use Permit for Tabernacle Church All Things Academy enrollment expansion
SUP 26-0005 to allow enrollment expansion of an existing private school operating under conditional use permit CP 94-08 from 60 to 100 children on approximately 3.29 acre parcels zoned Residential 1 at 7301 Old Plank Road in the Chancellor District. Recommended to Board of Supervisors. Vote unanimous (Wood, Fregoso, Grinnell, Phelps, Bell, Bullock all aye).
- normal hours of operation limited to Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- maximum enrollment shall be 100 with at least one adult present for each 15 children
- within 60 days of approval owner/applicant will apply for an educational occupancy building permit for maximum of 100 students
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Key Decisions (4)
Special Use Permit for Tabernacle Church All Things Academy enrollment expansion
15.2-2232 consistency review for Crossroads Technology Campus substations
Special Use Permit for Crossroads Technology Campus data center
Parking ordinance review request (County Code 23-6.28.6)
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Development Activity (4)
Tabernacle Church All Things Academy private school enrollment expansion
Other
Crossroads Technology Campus
Industrial
Harefield property residential/commercial development
Mixed-Use
Thornburg Commons
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Strong ongoing data center demand in Spotsylvania County, with roughly…
Infrastructure
A $480 million reuse-water (purple pipe) system serving four wastewater…
Infrastructure
Transmission-line routing to serve Crossroads' three substations (~894 MW) remains…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 5 identified names.
All speaker roles: 7 Public, 2 Staff, 1 Witness, 4 Commissioner, 1 Attorney, 2 Chair, 1 Applicant, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 1 Witness, 3 Commissioner, 1 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Charlie Payne, Applicant Rep.
4 more identified names in Pro: 1 Witness, 3 Commissioner.
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Zoning terms (21)
249 recorded timestamps
- motion to approve (3 timestamps)
- commercial (12 timestamps)
- public hearing (20 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (26 timestamps)
- rezoning (3 timestamps)
- subdivision (10 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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