Staff: Rockingham County drafting UDO amendment to regulate data centers

Aug 12, 2026

County planning staff told the planning board they are preparing a Unified Development Ordinance text amendment to add standards for data centers, citing a lack of current rules and the desire to get regulations in place ahead of any applications.

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Planning staff informed the board they are drafting a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to add standards and definitions for data centers. Staff said the county currently lacks specific regulations for data centers and that the amendment aims to establish standards, clarify uses and provide design and review criteria before applications arrive.

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