Planning Commission Public Hearing
The Planning Commission Public Hearing discussed data centers 52 times at its meeting on July 23, 2026 in Planning Commission Public Hearing · Virginia. Each moment is linked to the meeting record below.
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…will w start 20 et lower than di it before, so its percption fom all ose adjacentproperties will e great reduced importtly wee reduced the building ight inthe submiion that just madeto stff we've noshowna top roof 52 et, or 70 et as rerenced the p of the mechanicalequipmet. Zoninordinancin calcatin height does t calcu…
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…ks today. Xt slide. Allison shred thissle as we. The top age from e 205 applition. I kw things gea little smalhere buif you look t left the buildi on the top image u will see coue trees,ar, and then a fence. Ifou look tht sa locationon the bottomimage lu fence and retaining all andou can art e w e grade our buildinghas…
…l see coue trees,ar, and then a fence. Ifou look tht sa locationon the bottomimage lu fence and retaining all andou can art e w e grade our buildinghas droppd. If yolo over at whe cochramill ro is, it's the sa sp on both imags, butur buding in relation to the is sigificantbelow. Wehink this ry impoant chage to adess st…
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…by those trees. One thingi'll also point o is that rule branch parky the coty's roadwi come etween ts -- e rking t youee in the piure anour building, sonother eparation at wi bein placeen the calls forthatroad to bult. Nexslide. Fally we g evenfurtr back io the commuty. Wereally wted to dersta what e impact wod. Thisis…
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…fr the commission for the applant. Mmissionejasper. thank you. I ve a fequestns. Haing someexperience th diggg out 20 to 50feet of dirt for buildi gages underround, I kw thatat's qui impatful ona counity. Si guess I'm going asall e questions and thenleyou address them rial. All curis, in paicular out the pact the ount…
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…expensive that r actual businees that operathere are ing gentried. J.K. Moving, wellknowcompany, can't hear. Wee pushing t real emplors for buildis that are known resrce ho and that nobody wan. Whener get neous about the subject our deers reassureno, it's all good data cents keetaxes aly low. Th's not gi tht's high. Ta…
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