Council debates requiring Special Use Permits for data centers

Sep 8, 2026

Council members in Hogansville differed on whether to prohibit data centers outright or allow them only with Special Use Permits in Heavy Industrial zones; staff were directed to draft ordinance language reflecting Council preferences.

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Council members discussed requiring a Special Use Permit (SUP) for data centers in Heavy Industrial districts to ensure project-level review and to prevent automatic conversion of other industrial approvals into data centers. The transcript records that opinions varied between prohibiting data centers entirely and allowing them under stringent regulations.

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