Forney council limits route for new data centers, requires conditional use permits
The Forney City Council adopted an ordinance requiring data centers to seek conditional use permits, imposing a 5,000‑foot buffer from residential zones and barring plan‑development overlays from authorizing data‑center uses for new PDs.
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The Forney City Council on Tuesday adopted new zoning rules that require any new data center in the city to be considered only through a conditional use permit and to be located at least 5,000 feet from property zoned or used for residential purposes. The change also prevents new or amended plan development (PD) overlays from authorizing data centers as permitted or conditional uses.
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