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Digital Gateway rezonings voided on notice grounds

Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed that three 2023 Prince William County rezoning ordinances were void ab initio for deficient public advertisements; the 2022 comprehensive-plan amendment remained. S1

Rezonings voided on notice groundsRecorded March 31, 2026
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01 / The recorded outcome

What happened

The appellate decision concerns REZ2022-00032, -00033 and -00036, the Digital Gateway North, South and Compass rezonings S1. It affirmed the voiding of the rezoning ordinances on statutory-notice grounds, without deciding whether data-center development was substantively appropriate S1. County planning later reported that a July 29, 2026 order made the voiding operative, the maps reverted, and any new rezoning must follow the normal public process; the comprehensive-plan amendment remained S2.

Decision on recordVirginia Court of Appeals affirmed that three 2023 Prince William County rezoning ordinances were void ab initio for deficient public advertisements; the 2022 comprehensive-plan amendment remained. S1
02 / People and public bodies

Who acted in the record

Virginia Court of Appealsappellate decision body

Affirmed judgment voiding the three ordinances on notice grounds. S1

Prince William County Planning Officeofficial status publisher

Reported zoning-map reversion and remaining comprehensive-plan designation. S2

03 / A retrospective walkthrough

How RealClear would approach this site

Historical reconstruction: RealClear was not involved in this proceeding. This illustrates a one-property review of public records; it does not predict votes or private motives.

What entitlement does this tract actually hold?

Record to read
Rezoning ordinance and appellate decision
Constraint to test
Advertising defect invalidated the adopted map change even though the plan amendment remains.
Next action
Confirm current parcel zoning and any newly filed rezoning before underwriting data-center use.
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04 / What this record does not establish

The boundary of the finding

  • The March 31 opinion supplies the dated appellate act; the county reports a later July 29 operative order, which this entry does not independently reproduce.
  • No current development permission follows merely from the surviving plan amendment.

Latest cited status: As of the county August 5, 2026 update, the three rezonings were void and zoning maps reverted; no later reapproval verified.

One property. A dated record. A clearer next move.

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