Scope
A proposed City of Suffolk ordinance for Ordinance Text Amendment OTA2026-008 (ordinance number blank) would amend Section 31-406(c) and Appendix A of the Unified Development Ordinance. The staff report states that the amendment lists Data Center in Table 406-1 as a Prohibited Use in all zoning districts, creates a definition of data center, and amends four trucking and warehousing definitions so that they do not include data centers. The council packet sets a public hearing at the 21 October 2026 City Council regular session; the draft ordinance states it would be effective upon passage.
- Geographic scope
- City of Suffolk, Virginia
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Suffolk City Council
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Not enacted
- Scheduled expiration
- No expiration date recorded
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- 21 October 2026
- Last checked
- 30 October 2026
Summary
A City of Suffolk council packet prepared for the 21 October 2026 City Council regular session presents a public hearing on Ordinance Text Amendment OTA2026-008. According to the staff report, the amendment would list data centers as a prohibited use in all zoning districts and add a definition of data center to the Unified Development Ordinance. The Planning Commission voted 8 to 0 on 15 September 2026 to recommend approval. The packet does not show a council vote, so this is recorded as a proposal.
What this does not establish
- Only the council packet for the 21 October 2026 public hearing was read. It does not record the council's vote or any adopted ordinance.
- The text of the use table in the packet does not align cleanly by column, so the prohibited-use description relies on the staff report's statement.
- One staff report page footer reads 21 October 2025, while the agenda and the other dates in the packet are in 2026.
- The packet describes a permanent use restriction; it does not contain a temporary moratorium.
- The amendment would apply only within the City of Suffolk.
Unresolved questions
- Whether the City Council adopted OTA2026-008 at or after the 21 October 2026 hearing, and in what form.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
Primary source: Suffolk City Council page on suffolkva.us