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🗺️ Zoning change · Chesapeake
City council unanimously ended 'by-right' data centers, so every data center now needs a public approval. It also banned data centers from using groundwater and removed the Fentress airfield overlay area as an option. Setback and noise rules were put off for later.
Aug 18, 2026Source
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Chesapeake
City council voted 9-0 to stop considering data center rezonings and conditional use permits for up to 8 months, or until it adopts a data center policy.
July 21, 2026Source
✋ Turned down · Chesapeake
City council voted 7-0 to reject a 350,000-square-foot, two-story data center at Etheridge Manor Boulevard and Centerville Turnpike. Residents worried about noise from generators and cooling, and about water and power use.
June 17, 2025Source
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