Board adopts 60 dB property‑line noise cap for data centers, retains conditional flexibility
After extended discussion about rural sound levels and buffers, the planning board chose a 60 dB property‑line baseline for data processing facilities and preserved the ability to impose stricter, site‑specific conditions through the conditional rezoning process.
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The Rockingham County Planning Board settled on a 60 decibel limit measured at the property line as the baseline noise standard for proposed data processing facilities in the county’s draft zoning amendment.
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