Culpeper County residents: Ask the Board of Supervisors to remove data centers as a by-right use. 

Culpeper County needs to change its zoning for data centers, which are still considered a by-right use in all industrial zones. This means data centers do not need Planning Commission or Board approval to develop or redevelop on an existing industrially zoned site. Even though Culpeper requires a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for substations, this provides limited means of control, and we are concerned that the data center industry can and will find ways around this check. Earlier this spring, Loudoun County, widely regarded as the data center capital of the world, removed data centers as a by-right use, and the Town of Culpeper plans to follow suit in their ongoing ordinance overhaul. 

If the Board of Supervisors wants to retain control of where data centers are built in Culpeper, they need to act NOW.

(This campaign will only work for those with a valid Culpeper County address. If you live outside of Culpeper County, you will need to contact the supervisors directly.)