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 voted 4-3 to keep data centers 400 feet from residential property lines and several public spaces, including hospitals, daycares, parks, places of worship, and public and private schools.
Initially, the board had agreed to advertise 1,000-foot setbacks for the industry, but later changed their decision.
The supervisors voted to advertise 300-foot vegetated buffers and 400-foot setbacks from residential property lines.
Author's summary: Supervisors reduce data center setbacks.