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VA-HB511 — Data centers; industrial zoning.

Data centers; industrial zoning. Requires a locality to review and amend its zoning ordinance to (i) designate data centers as industrial uses for zoning purposes; (ii) review the locations of zones allowing data centers by right, and adjust the zoning map, if needed, considering proximity to residential areas; (iii) review the minimum requirements in the zoning ordinance, such as setbacks and building heights, for the purpose of mitigating negative impacts on residential or other sensitive areas and consider addi…

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionVirginiaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-01-23Incorporated by Counties, Cities and Towns (HB153-Thomas) (Voice Vote)
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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How it operates

Moratorium · Siting & permitting

Check whether the policy creates, changes, or removes a development pause or prohibition, and which facilities and approvals it covers. Sets where and how a data center can be built, and which authority and reviews can accelerate or block a project.

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Issues named in the record

Siting & Land Use

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Selected by shared tracked mechanisms or themes, with cross jurisdiction examples prioritized. Similarity is not legal equivalence.

PA-SB1345Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional temporary moratorium on acceptance or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers.Moratorium · Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UsePA-SB 1460Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, prohibiting the location of data centers.Moratorium · Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UseIF13306United States · Research or guidanceCongressional Authority to Regulate Data CentersMoratorium · Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UseMA-EO-658Massachusetts · Executive actionExecutive Order 658 establishes requirements for responsible data-center developmentMoratorium · Siting & permitting · Siting & Land Use
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Data centers; industrial zoning.

8 nodes · 7 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 1Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summarysignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordVA-HB511Data centers; industrial zo…VA-HB511: Data centers; industrial zoning.Policy themeSiting & Land UseExplicit record textSiting & Land Use: Explicit record textPolicy mechanismMoratoriumText-derived policy signalMoratorium: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismSiting & permittingText-derived policy signalSiting & permitting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionVirginiaState policy jurisdictionVirginia: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorJohn Chilton McAuliffpersonJohn Chilton McAuliff: personPolicy familyData centers; industri…VAData centers; industrial zoning.: VA

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