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Board of Supervisors approves housekeeping code changes, paper-street vacations and begins data-center zoning review
Summary
At a regular meeting the James City County Board of Supervisors approved several housekeeping ordinances (building-code alignment and pool safety language), vacated paper streets and granted easements, adopted guidance for Planning Commission review of the CIP, and voted to begin consideration of amendments related to data centers.
The James City County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a package of housekeeping ordinances and other measures Monday, including initiation of a county review of zoning changes that could address data centers.
The board approved a motion on the consent calendar to initiate consideration of amendments to the zoning ordinance to consider possible amendments addressing data centers and data-processing centers. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with all present supervisors voting "aye." The record shows four affirmative votes from supervisors present at the meeting.
In subsequent public hearings the board:
- Approved an ordinance to amend Chapter 4 (Building Regulations) to align county code provisions with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (two housekeeping amendments were handled separately and approved by roll call).
- Approved an ordinance to amend Chapter 15 (Offenses Miscellaneous) to clarify language in the county's swimming-pool and safety provisions.
- Adopted a set of ordinances and resolutions to vacate and clear up several long-unimproved "paper" streets and to grant public ingress/egress easements where the public's right of way should be preserved. The items affected portions of Kings Pointe Section 5 and unimproved right-of-way adjacent to Oslo Court and a dirt path known locally as Laurel Lane; the board approved both the vacations and the companion easement resolutions.
- Adopted a resolution providing guidance to the Planning Commission on capital-improvement program (CIP) review. The guidance asks the Planning Commission to evaluate the general location, character and extent of proposed projects for consistency with the approved comprehensive plan and to report findings to the board in memorandum form; the guidance does not ask the Planning Commission to prioritize projects relative to one another.
For each ordinance, resolution and the consent-calendar initiation, the board recorded roll-call votes with the supervisors present voting unanimously in favor. The meeting record shows no recorded "no" or abstentions on these items; one supervisor was noted as absent for health reasons earlier in the meeting.
The items approved are largely housekeeping and procedural: code alignment with state building rules, clarifying pool-safety language, clearing title and access questions by vacating old paper streets while granting access easements, and formalizing Planning Commission expectations for CIP review. The recorded actions will allow staff to move forward on implementation steps identified in each adopted measure.
Votes at a glance
- Consent: Initiation of consideration of zoning amendments regarding data centers — Outcome: Approved (Yes: 4; No: 0). - Public hearing: Chapter 4 (building-code alignment) — Outcome: Approved (Yes: 4; No: 0). - Public hearing: Chapter 15 (swimming-pool safety) — Outcome: Approved (Yes: 4; No: 0). - Ordinance: Vacate portion of Kings Pointe Section 5 (plat-related) — Outcome: Approved (Yes: 4; No: 0). - Resolution: Grant access easement, Kings Pointe Section 5 — Outcome: Approved (Yes: 4; No: 0). - Ordinance: Vacate unimproved right-of-way between addresses on Oslo Court and vacate Laurel Lane (dirt path) — Outcome: Approved (Yes: 4; No: 0). - Resolution: Grant access easement along Laurel Lane — Outcome: Approved (Yes: 4; No: 0). - Resolution: Planning Commission guidance on CIP review — Outcome: Approved (Yes: 4; No: 0).
No ordinance or resolution in the recorded items required additional board action at this meeting beyond adoption; staff will proceed with the implementation and recording steps identified in the ordinances and easements.
