Expansion of the PWC DCOZOD – Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District

The PW DCOZOD – Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District – was created in 2016 to prevent our county from EVER going through the chaos and misery the Haymarket Amazon data center complex caused.  The purpose was to ensure that data centers could be built, by right, with no need to change zoning or get special use permissions from the board of supervisors, in the 10,000 acre industrial zones of the county where water, sewer, and power infrastructure is already in place to support data centers’ massive requirements.

In May, 2021 the PWC Board of Supervisors established an initiative to expand the DCOZOD to permit data center proliferation to far more areas throughout the county.

County project website:  Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District Comprehensive Review (pwcva.gov)

Prince William Times: Data centers must stay in their zone – and out of the rural crescent 

Video:  Chris Price, PWC Director of Planning, Establishment of Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District May 17, 2016

Prince William Times: Democratic supervisors open to more homes, industrial uses in the ‘rural crescent’ 

What Matters to You? Important Updates 

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MAP_ZOD_DCOOD.pdf (pwcgov.org)

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PART 509. – DATA CENTER OPPORTUNITY ZONE OVERLAY DISTRICT | Code of Ordinances | Prince William County, VA | Municode Library

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Establishment of the Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District

From: Lawson, Jeanine M. [mailto:JLawson@pwcgov.org]

Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 9:32 PM

Subject: Board of County Supervisors Approved ZTA Alternative A

Good news!  I am very pleased to inform you, the board voted this evening to approve the Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) Alternative A. http://eservice.pwcgov.org/documents/bocs/agendas/2016/0517/16-F.pdf

Thank you so much for participating in this process.  Your voice was heard – Informed Citizens Equal Effective Government.

Thanks again,

Jeanine Lawson

Supervisor, Brentsville District

Prince William Board of County Supervisors

703-792-6190 – Main