Virginia local moratoria
Every local infrastructure moratorium in the inventory for Virginia, current through August 19, 2026.
2 instruments — 1 in force, 0 pending, 1 past.
State policy is tracked separately: 18 actions (18 bills) in state_legislation.csv. These are not included in the local count above.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Enacted | Sectors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Chesapeake | City | 2026-07-21 | data center | 🟢 Active |
| Fluvanna County | County | 2025-09-17 | data center | ⚪ Replaced |
Detailed entries
City of Chesapeake
- Type: City
- Status: 🟢 Active
- Date enacted: 2026-07-21 (City Council adopted Resolution 26-R-042 by a 9-0 vote)
- Normalized date:
2026-07-21(exact) - Duration: 8 months from adoption, or until City Council takes final action on comprehensive plan amendment PLN-COMP-2026-002, whichever occurs first
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
va-city-of-chesapeake-2026 - Legal basis: Resolution 26-R-042, adopted by Chesapeake City Council 9-0 on July 21, 2026
- What prompted it: Council sought to pause discretionary review of data center land-use applications while comprehensive plan amendment PLN-COMP-2026-002 is pending
- Affected projects: No single named project; applies citywide to discretionary data center land-use applications pending before the Planning Commission or City Council.
- Detailed status: Active as of the July 31, 2026 research date. The resolution temporarily defers Planning Commission recommendations and City Council consideration of discretionary land-use applications (e.g., rezonings, conditional use permits) for proposed data centers, for 8 months from adoption (to approximately 2027-03-21) or until Council takes final action on PLN-COMP-2026-002, whichever occurs first. It does not stop administrative or by-right processing.
- Outcome: Enacted deferral of discretionary data center land-use applications pending completion of a related comprehensive plan amendment.
Fluvanna County
- Type: County
- Status: ⚪ Replaced
- Date enacted: 2025-09-17
- Normalized date:
2025-09-17(exact) - Duration: Until 2026-01-31
- Current end date:
— - Sectors: data center
- Moratorium ID:
va-fluvanna-county-2025 - Legal basis: Board motion approving a moratorium on new data center applications; related resolution of intention and ZTA 25:10
- What prompted it: Data centers were by-right uses in I-1 and I-2 districts, and the Board directed staff to prepare amendments requiring special use permits.
- Affected projects: No named project or MW total identified in the captured packets; contemporaneous rezoning comments raised concern about possible data center use.
- Detailed status: Replaced / expired
- Outcome: ZTA 25:10 moved data centers from by-right use to special use permit treatment in I-1 and I-2 and modified the data center definition.
Source: moratorium_inventory.csv · Methodology · Codebook.