Committee advances bill to close site-plan exemption for qualifying data centers
The PHED committee voted 5-0 to advance CB19 (draft 2a), which would repeal an exemption that allowed some qualified data centers to avoid detailed site-plan review and would require consistency with the county general plan and area master plans. Public commenters urged a permanent ban and raised water, energy and quality-of-life concerns.
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The Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee voted unanimously to move CB19 (draft 2a) forward, a bill intended to repeal an exemption that has allowed qualified data centers to bypass detailed site-plan review in Prince George's County.
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