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Supervisors discuss data‑center ordinance review and possible moratorium; consider special‑use route
Summary
After planning commission feedback, supervisors debated forming a review committee and/or moving data centers from "by-right" to special-use permitting; staff outlined a path for a board-initiated rezoning change and a moratorium effective through Jan. 31, 2026 was proposed for further study.
Fluvanna supervisors on Sept. 17 discussed how to handle future data‑center proposals after the planning commission recommended a review committee and, separately, suggested a temporary halt on new data‑center applications while the county revises rules.
Staff said the planning commission had recommended forming a data‑center ordinance review committee composed of two supervisors and two planning‑commission members and that planners and staff would assist the committee in drafting ordinance language. Another recommendation from the planning commission was to consider a short moratorium on new data‑center…
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