The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors and planning commission held a joint work session to discuss design standards for data centers on land zoned Industrial.
The board previously agreed to advertise 1,000-foot setbacks, but after a change of heart by two board members, they voted 4-3 to advertise 300-foot vegetated buffers and 400-foot setbacks from residential property lines.
The proposed ordinance was later expanded to include hospitals, daycares, parks, places of worship, and public and private schools.
The board voted to keep data centers 400 feet from residential property lines and several public spaces.
Author's summary: Supervisors reduce data center setbacks.