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Town of Front Royal, Virginia

Moratoria, zoning amendments and siting ordinances for data centers, battery storage, solar and wind in Town of Front Royal (Warren County).

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No upcoming vote or hearing detected in the documents we have read.

History

On the agenda (before the vote) Siting ordinance Data centers
Town Council Work Session · · Warren County
“Draft Data Center Ordinance | Planning Commission Recommendation 7-29-2026 | Page 34 of 34 Page 204 of 206”
Source document, p. 204 (opens in a new tab) Agenda +17 related mentions
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Data centers
Town Council Work Session · · Warren County
“ined by a public body regarding specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel, more specifically, amendment of the Town zoning ordinance to define and regulate data centers.”
Source document, p. 2 (opens in a new tab) Agenda +1 related mention
On the agenda (before the vote) Siting ordinance Data centers
Town Council Meeting Agendas · · Warren County
“…Draft Data Center Ordinance | Planning Commission Recommendation 7-29-2026 | Page 32 of 34 Page 202 of 206”
Source document, p. 202 (opens in a new tab) Agenda
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers
Town Council Meeting Agendas · · Warren County
“endment defining data centers vs technology and prohibiting data centers within the Town of Front Royal in all zoning districts, while establishing a temporary moratorium on data center applications due to…”
Source document, p. 213 (opens in a new tab) Agenda +1 related mention
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers
Town Council Meeting Agendas · · Warren County
“data center development within the Town of Front Royal for an additional sixty (60) days while the Town continues the legislative process to define and address data center uses in the Zoning Ordinance.”
Source document, p. 212 (opens in a new tab) Agenda +3 related mentions
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Data centers
Town Council · · Warren County
“g that data centers are excluded from all zoning districts “except where expressly permitted by right or special use permit” could be interpreted as allowing a data center through a special use permit in certain zoning…”
Source document, p. 18 (opens in a new tab) Agenda +2 related mentions
Extended Moratorium Data centers
Town Council · · Warren County
“endment defining data centers vs technology and prohibiting data centers within the Town of Front Royal in all zoning districts, while establishing a temporary moratorium on data center applications due to…”
Source document, p. 213 (opens in a new tab) Agenda
Public hearing Moratorium Data centers
Town Council · · Warren County
“…I move that Council adopt the Resolution Extending the Temporary Sixty (60) Day Moratorium on the Acceptance of Data Center Land Use Applications for an additional ninety (90) days, as presented.”
Source document, p. 212 (opens in a new tab) Agenda
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers
Town Council · · Warren County
“data center development within the Town of Front Royal for an additional sixty (60) days while the Town continues the legislative process to define and address data center uses in the Zoning Ordinance.”
Source document, p. 212 (opens in a new tab) Agenda
On the agenda (before the vote) Zoning amendment Data centers
Town Council Meeting Agendas · · Warren County
“g that data centers are excluded from all zoning districts “except where expressly permitted by right or special use permit” could be interpreted as allowing a data center through a special use permit in certain zoning…”
Source document, p. 7 (opens in a new tab) Minutes
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers
Town Council Meeting Agendas · · Warren County
“Ordinance Amendment to Town Code §175 Regarding Data Center Definitions and Zoning District Regulations – Mr. Petty presented an update regarding the proposed zoning text amendment to define and prohibit data centers…”
Source document, p. 6 (opens in a new tab) Minutes +2 related mentions
On the agenda (before the vote) Moratorium Data centers
Town Council Meeting Agendas · · Warren County
“Ordinance Amendment to Town Code §175 Regarding Data Center Definitions and Zoning District Regulations – Mr. Petty presented an update regarding the proposed zoning text amendment to define and prohibit data centers…”
Source document, p. 6 (opens in a new tab) Minutes +2 related mentions

Enacted moratoria on record

  • 2026-07-06 · Data centers
    Resolution Establishing a Temporary Ninety (90) Day Moratorium on the Acceptance of Data Center Land Use Applications, adopted 6-0 by Front Royal Town Council at its July 6, 2026 work session. Town Attorney George Sonnett advised the moratorium was structured as an administrative action (rather than a legislative zoning-ordinance amendment) because, in his opinion, Virginia law does not authorize a legislative moratorium through the zoning ordinance.

Source: Moratorium Nation (Michael J. Bommarito), CC BY 4.0. Matched to this jurisdiction by name and location; check the original record.