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Board approves rezoning, height waiver for proposed data‑center campus near Page Road
Summary
The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the rezoning of 61.8 acres northeast of Page Road and a conditional use permit allowing rooftop equipment up to 90 feet to accommodate a proposed data‑center campus. County staff and the applicant said the project could bring a multi‑billion‑dollar capital investment, but board members,
Powhatan County supervisors on Oct. 27 approved a rezoning and a conditional‑use permit that clear the way for a data‑center campus on a 61.8‑acre assemblage northeast of Page Road. The votes were unanimous (5–0).
The approvals allow the property — designated “economic opportunity” in the county’s comprehensive plan — to join an adjacent site previously rezoned for a campus. Planning staff and the applicant said the combined development could total roughly 2 million square feet under roof and represent several billion dollars in private capital investment.
County planning director Ligon Webb told the board the application was reviewed as a data‑center proposal; traffic and utility impacts were analyzed under that scenario. Webb said engineering work already under review by VDOT would add a westbound right‑turn storage and an r‑cut to manage site access, and proffers from last year’s rezoning provide a transportation…
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