PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
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Stafford County Meetings
Planning Commission, April 22, 2026
Approves Time-limit extension for Akakeek Center rezoning and CUP, 4-3
4h 34m40,570 words
245 mentionscomprehensive plandeferredpublic hearingland useapprovedsetbackindustrialmixed userezoningrezoneresidentialzoningconditional usedensitydeniedtraffic studyplatoverlay districtcommercialmotion to approveStafford County, VA
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What happened
The Stafford County Planning Commission deferred all four applications for the Potomac Creek Campus data center project (comp plan amendment, A-1 to M-2 rezoning, comp plan compliance review for a substation, and a CUP for 70-foot building height) to May 27, 2026, each on a unani…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Stafford County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-3
Projects in this meeting (7)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsPotomac Creek Campus comp plan compliance review
Awaiting final voteOpen this projectFollow free
Vantage substation comp plan compliance review
Recommended 7-0Open this projectFollow free
Potomac Creek Campus
Awaiting final voteOpen this projectFollow free
South of Eskimo Hill Road, approximately 1,300 feet east of Potomac Cr
Awaiting final voteSouth of Eskimo Hill Road, approximately 1,300 feet east of Potomac Creek Drive, Falmouth District · Metz LC
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Time-limit extension for Akakeek Center
Recommended 4-3Open this projectFollow free
Potomac Creek Campus comp plan
Denied 5-0Open this projectFollow free
Vantage VA41 electrical substation
Recommended 6-113 conditions of approval
Open this projectFollow free
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Potomac Creek Campus comp plan amendment
Comp plan amendment to extend the urban service area and amend future land use from agricultural/rural to Central Stafford TDA business and industry for the 99.34-acre Potomac Creek Campus data center project (tax map parcel 138-26), south of Eskimo Hill Road. Applicant Joe Jacobs of Metz LC. Deferred to May 27, 2026.
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 Stafford County Planning Commission deferred all four applications for the Potomac Creek Campus data center project (comp plan amendment, A-1 to M-2 rezoning, comp plan compliance review for a substation, and a CUP for 70-foot building height) to May 27, 2026, each on a unani…
Key Decisions (7)
Deferred
Potomac Creek Campus comp plan amendment
Vote: 7-0
Deferred
Potomac Creek Campus zoning reclassification A-1 to M-2
Vote: 7-0
Deferred
Potomac Creek Campus comp plan compliance review (substation)
Vote: 7-0
Deferred
Potomac Creek Campus conditional use permit (building height/substation)
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Vantage substation comp plan compliance review
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Vantage substation conditional use permit
Vote: 7-0Conditions attached
Approved
Time-limit extension for Akakeek Center rezoning and CUP
Vote: 4-3
Zoning Changes (1)
A-1M-299.34 acres
Development Activity (4)
Potomac Creek Campus
Industrial
Vantage substation
Infrastructure
Vantage data center
Industrial
Akakeek Center (Accu Geek Center)
Industrial
Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
Stafford County reports potable water capacity at approximately 95%, with…
Infrastructure
Dominion Energy has changed its substation planning to a batched…
Commercial Demand
Stafford County has an unprecedented queue of 12-14 complex data…
Who Spoke (36)
Staff · 4Applicant's Rep · 2Public · 20
On the record: 4 staff members, 2 applicant's representatives, and 20 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.
PLANNING AND ZONING plan amendment
Approved 7-0Not forecast
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PLANNING AND ZONING plan amendment
Continued 7-0Not forecast
freeContinued 7-0
PLANNING AND ZONING plan amendment
No vote recorded
DEFERRED - DATE TBD -- PLANNING AND ZONING plan amendment
No vote recorded
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 5-YEAR UPDATE SUBCOMMITTEE NEXT MEETING – THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026 @… plan amendment
No vote recorded
PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
No vote recorded
DEFERRED - DATE TBD -- PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
No vote recorded
More land-use items (2)
2 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- DEFERRED - DATE TBD -- PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permitNo vote recorded
- PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permitNo vote recorded
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