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Cheat sheet

May 21 — Fauquier BoS Meeting (data-center applications)

The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors holds binding votes on rezonings and special-use permits. The Vint Hill area — the former Army intelligence installation redeveloped as a mixed-use technology park — and the Old Fauquier Springs corridor are the primary sites of active or anticipated data-center applications. Fauquier is a smaller county with lower application volume than Prince William or Spotsylvania, but rezonings here involve significant agricultural-land conversion pressure.

• When. Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: verify exact start time from posted agenda — Fauquier BoS meeting times have varied; confirm doors-open time from county clerk's page.]
• Where. Warren Green Building, 10 Hotel Street, Warrenton, VA 20186.
• Written comment deadline. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: verify written-comment cutoff and submission address from the posted agenda packet. Fauquier Clerk of the Board email and case number required.]
• Livestream. [OPERATOR CONFIRM: verify whether Fauquier provides a video stream or recording for this session — availability has been inconsistent for regular BoS meetings.]

Agenda status

[OPERATOR CONFIRM: pull the specific case numbers from the agenda packet posted before the hearing. Confirm whether Vint Hill corridor data-center applications or Old Fauquier Springs rezoning items are calendared for this session.]

Active data-center applications in Fauquier County have involved the Vint Hill Technology Campus and adjacent parcels, as well as proposals along the Route 29 corridor near Gainesville. Applications typically require rezonings from agricultural (RA) or rural residential use to industrial or planned development, with associated special-use permits for utility-scale electrical infrastructure.

At the podium

• 3 minutes per speaker (Virginia standard). Timer visible; yellow light at 30 seconds remaining.
• Cite the case number at the opening to establish record clarity.
• Ground arguments in the Fauquier County Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Ordinance. Fauquier's rural-character policies and agricultural-preservation provisions are the most frequently invoked substantive standards in data-center opposition testimony.
• If the item is a special-use permit, conditions on setbacks from agricultural parcels, noise limits, and visual screening buffers are within the Board's discretion to require.
• Fauquier has an active agricultural and conservation easement community; prior easement-holder testimony and Virginia Outdoors Foundation comments are in the record for some parcels and can be referenced.

Useful background

• Vint Hill was redeveloped under a planned unit development framework; new applications that exceed the original PUD envelope require amendments and generate fresh public-comment windows.
• Dominion Energy Virginia's Remington and Warrenton substations serve the Fauquier area; interconnection queue constraints have been cited in prior county review letters.
• Fauquier County has a formal Agricultural and Forestal District program; parcels within or adjacent to AFDs receive additional scrutiny under the Comprehensive Plan's rural-character goals.
• The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) requires traffic-impact analyses for large industrial uses; VDOT comment letters become part of the public record and can be cited at the hearing.

Parking and logistics

• Street and surface parking available in downtown Warrenton near the Warren Green Building; check for event parking on Hotel Street and Court Street.
• Sign in at the clerk's desk before the public-hearing item is called. The chair calls speakers in sign-in order per application.
• The Warren Green Building chambers are smaller than PWC or Spotsylvania; arrive early if significant public attendance is expected.