Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Spotsylvania County, VA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Spotsylvania County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Data Center Zoning & Siting

Spotsylvania County treats data centers as a distinct zoning use requiring board-of-supervisors special use approval in most commercial and office districts, including Offices 1 (O-1). The county also bars data centers from permanent use of public drinking water for cooling, limiting them to backup or temporary use of the county water system.

Spotsylvania County Data Center Siting Rules

Significant Restrictions

Spotsylvania County Code § 23-6.15.3

Sec. 23-6.15.3. - Special uses. The following uses may be established as special uses in the offices 1 (O-1) district, subject to approval by the board of supervisors in accordance with the procedures established in article 4, division 5 of this chapter: (1)Business service and supply establishment;(2)Convenience store, inconsistent with the use allowed by-right herein;(3)Data Center;

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Data Center Moratoriums

Spotsylvania County has not adopted a data center moratorium; instead County Code § 22-47 bars any data center or similar water user from using public potable source water for permanent cooling, and the director of utilities may impose added conditions on any water service applicant that threatens the county water system.

Spotsylvania County Data Center Water Rule

Significant Restrictions

Spotsylvania County Code § 22-47

If the director of utilities determines that a proposed industrial, agricultural, commercial or domestic use of the county water system is reasonably likely to cause damage to or constitutes a hazard to the county water system, or negatively impacts build out of the County's primary settlement area, the director of utilities may impose reasonable conditions, designed to minimize impacts to the ...

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