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Planning Commission narrows data-center ordinance proposal to M2 and directs staff to draft policy
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend amending the county zoning ordinance to add a data-center definition and to require special-use permits in M2 — and asked the Board of Supervisors to direct staff to develop a comprehensive policy for reviewing data centers.
The James City County Planning Commission on July 2 recommended the Board of Supervisors adopt an amendment to the county zoning ordinance that would define "data centers" and limit new data centers to review under a special-use permit in M2 general industrial districts, while asking the board to direct staff to develop a broader county policy for evaluating proposed data centers.
Planner Christie Parrish told the commission the Board of Supervisors adopted an initiating resolution March 11 to consider ordinance changes after staff briefed the policy committee on June 12. Parrish described data centers as facilities that store, manage and process digital data inside large warehouse-type buildings and summarized potential impacts cited in the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) and other…
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