Platte County requires special‑use permits for data centers, adopts short definition
After a public hearing with multiple speakers, the Platte County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to add data centers across commercial, industrial and RAM chapters and require special‑use permits; the board also accepted a concise, all‑purpose definition and clarified permitting for expansions and on‑site power.
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The Platte County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to incorporate data centers into the county's land‑use code and to require any proposed data center to apply for a special‑use permit. Laura Bookout, speaking for county planning staff, told the board: "The intention is to incorporate data centers basically so we can end up requiring a special use permit. If 1 were to come before us, they would have to apply for a special use permit for approval."
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