Commissioner moves to restrict by-right data centers until county water study concludes
At a Botetourt County Planning Commission work session a commissioner moved to recommend the Board of Supervisors remove "data center" as a by-right use (or require a Special Exception Permit) until water-study results clarify impacts; staff and the county attorney said the work session is not the venue for formal votes.
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A commissioner proposed that the planning commission recommend the Board of Supervisors remove the phrase “data center” from the county zoning text so future data centers would not be allowed by right until outstanding water-study questions are resolved. The motion, introduced during a work session, sought either outright removal or an amendment so data centers would require approval through a Special Exception Permit (SEP).
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