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Fairfax staff: proposed data‑center rules risk limiting local control and creating conflicts
Summary
Staff told the legislative committee that several bills addressing data centers would constrain local zoning authority, create conflicts with existing standards and impose prescriptive technical requirements; staff recommended opposition or seeking amendments on multiple measures.
County staff told the Fairfax legislative committee on Jan. 24 that a package of bills aimed at new limits and requirements for data centers could unintentionally curtail local land‑use discretion and create compliance conflicts with existing environmental and permitting standards.
Jennifer Vanni and county legal staff reviewed several measures, including SB 10 46 (sound/noise and notice requirements), SB 10 45 (limiting data centers to industrial zones), and HB 1601 (information and review…
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