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Board approves special exception for large Midland church after applicant reduces size and agrees easement

Fauquier County Board of Supervisors · December 11, 2025
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Summary

Fauquier supervisors approved SPEX25023956 for the Church of God at Midland after applicants reduced building sizes, cut parking and moved a primary drain field; neighbors raised concerns about traffic, septic and future expansion despite applicant agreements to an easement to limit future growth.

The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors voted Dec. 11 to approve special exception SPEX25023956 for the Church of God at Midland, a proposed major place of worship on roughly 61 acres near Route 28 and Metz Road.

Applicant representatives told the board they had substantially revised the proposal since the planning commission hearing: the main building was reduced from about 35,000 to 21,500 square feet, an auxiliary building cut from roughly 17,500 to about 13,250 square feet, parking was reduced from 261 to 150 spaces, the primary drain field was relocated about 900 feet farther from the western…

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