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VA Prince William Board of County Supervisors September 22, 2026

Prince William Board of County Supervisors Data Center Overlay Vote

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted unanimously to repeal automatic by right data center zoning approvals inside the Data Center Opportunity Overlay District, requiring a Special Use Permit and public hearing for every future project.

Jurisdiction Prince William County, VA
Governing Body Prince William Board of County Supervisors
Meeting Date September 22, 2026
Extracted Clips 3 clips · 0 opposed · 2 supporting
Zoning Power & Grid Noise
Source YouTube recording ↗ Official agenda & minutes portal ↗
Archived meeting broadcast · NBC4 Washington Ready at Clip 1 (0:50 to 1:18) · Prince William Board of County Supervisors Action Summary
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Prince William Board of County Supervisors Data Center Overlay Vote

Prince William Board of County Supervisors · September 22, 2026

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3 verified timestamped clips extracted chronologically from the closed caption record. Select any clip to play that exact window in the master player or copy a canonical clip link.

  1. Clip 1 · 0:50 Prince William Board of County Supervisors Action Summary Elected Official In support transcribed from the official recording
    Zoning

    The Board of County Supervisors votes unanimously to strip automatic by right approvals inside the 2016 Data Center Opportunity Overlay District.

    "when the county was eager to expand its data center footprint, a previous Board of supervisors created what it called a data center opportunity overlay, which is a long, fancy name that basically says, here's an area of the county that we think data centers should go. And as long as these data center developers meet a certain set of criteria, they can just go ahead and build there. They don't need special approval from the Board"

    YouTube at 0:50 ↗
  2. Clip 2 · 1:38 Deshundra Jefferson, Chair, Prince William Board of County Supervisors Elected Official In support transcribed from the official recording
    Zoning Power & Grid Noise

    Board Chair Deshundra Jefferson explains that requiring a Special Use Permit ensures public hearings and binding infrastructure conditions on every future data center application.

    "local government stuff. That basically means data centers are still allowed to develop in Prince William County, but they can't just build in that area anymore without being scrutinized at the county level. Now, every new data center in Prince William County will have to come before the Board of Supervisors, which the board chair thinks is a much more transparent approach to addressing this type of development. These data center developers will need a special use permit if they want to"

    YouTube at 1:38 ↗
  3. Clip 3 · 0:19 Prince William Board of County Supervisors Member Elected Official Questioning transcribed from the official recording
    Zoning Power & Grid Noise

    Prince William Board of County Supervisors members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.

    "done extensive reporting on data centers. He explains what this means for any new development in the county. The change in Prince William County is significant, and it really reflects a massive shift in the county's posture and how it's going to address data center development. And it feels pretty reflective of the public sentiment on data centers and how that's been changing over the last decade. To explain what changed in Prince William"

    YouTube at 0:19 ↗

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Zoning Power & Grid Noise
Column A · Dated Statement
Deshundra Jefferson & Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair, Prince William Board of County Supervisors
Venue: Prince William County Data Center Opportunity Overlay Policy Record
"Established the 2016 Data Center Opportunity Overlay District allowing data center campuses inside designated overlay zones to be approved by right through administrative site plan review without individual Special Use Permit hearings."
Prince William County Broadcast Record
Source video ↗
Column B · Subsequent Recorded Position
Prince William Board of County Supervisors Unanimous 8 to 0 Vote Stripping By Right Approvals in Data Center Overlay District
Prince William County Zoning Text Amendment · September 22, 2026 (Unanimous 8 to 0 Vote)
Agency or Venue: Prince William Board of County Supervisors
"In a unanimous 8 to 0 vote on September 22, 2026, Chair Deshundra Jefferson and the Prince William Board of County Supervisors repealed automatic by right approvals in the Data Center Opportunity Overlay District, shrinking the overlay from 9,698 acres to 3,641 acres and requiring a Special Use Permit and public hearing for every future data center."
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