ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSNotice is hereby given per Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia and Chapter 30, Article VIII, Sections 30-77(3)(4) and (9) of the Rockbridge County Code (the Code) that the following public hearings will be held by the Rockbridge County Planning Commission on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at or after 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in the County Administration Building, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450 to consider the following applications:
1. County of Rockbridge, Virginia, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450 - Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) to modify Chapter 30, Article III, Sec. 30-12 (Specific Definitions) of the Code to update the definition of “Public Utility Service, Major” and add a definition of “Data Centers.” The full text of the draft amendment can be obtained by contacting the Office of Community Development (contact information below).
2. County of Rockbridge, Virginia, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450 - Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) to modify Chapter 30, Article VI, Sec. 30-37D (Special Exceptions in the Agricultural and Limited Uses District - A-1), Sec. 30-38D (Special Exceptions in the Agricultural and General Uses District - A-2), Sec. 30-39C (Special Exceptions in the Agricultural Transitional District - A-T), Sec. 30-40C (Special Exceptions in the Residential General District - R-1), Sec. 30-41C (Special Exceptions in the Residential Mixed District - R-2), Sec. 30-42C (Special Exceptions in the General Business District - B-1), and Sec. 30-44C (Special Exceptions in the General Industrial District - I-1) pertaining to data centers. The full text of the draft amendment can be obtained by contacting the Office of Community Development (contact information below).
Information on these applications are available in the Rockbridge County Office of Community Development, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, by phone at 540-464-9662 or by email at
cslaydon@rockbridgecountyva.govBy: Chris Slaydon
Director of Community Development
