Planning Commission, April 22, 2026
Votes on Potomac Creek Campus zoning reclassification A-1 to M-2, 7-0
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…
- Jurisdiction
- Stafford County, VA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- April 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Deferred, 7-0
Projects in this meeting (7)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsPotomac Creek Comp Plan Compliance Review for Electric Substation
Recommended 5-0Vantage substation comp plan compliance review
Recommended 7-0Potomac Creek Campus
Denied 5-0South of Eskimo Hill Road, approximately 1,300 feet east of Potomac Cr
Awaiting final voteTime-limit extension for Akakeek Center
Recommended 4-3Potomac Creek Campus comp plan
Awaiting final voteVantage VA41 electrical substation
Recommended 6-1Meeting 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)
Potomac Creek Campus comp plan amendment
Potomac Creek Campus zoning reclassification A-1 to M-2
Potomac Creek Campus comp plan compliance review (substation)
Zoning Changes (1)
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)
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
PLANNING AND ZONING plan amendment
PLANNING AND ZONING plan amendment
DEFERRED - DATE TBD -- PLANNING AND ZONING plan amendment
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 5-YEAR UPDATE SUBCOMMITTEE NEXT MEETING – THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026 @… plan amendment
PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
DEFERRED - DATE TBD -- PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
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 permitCase 28-162No vote recorded
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