Commission approves code changes to require special-use permits for data centers and cryptocurrency mining
The commission unanimously approved seven text amendments to Chapter 12 that add definitions for 'data center' and 'cryptocurrency mining facility,' delete 'technology equipment facility' as a by-right use in the LI district, and require special-use permits for those operations, with additional metrics requested by commissioners.
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The Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 17 voted to recommend ordinance text amendments that would require special-use permits (SUPs) for all data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities in the city's light industrial zoning district. Staff described the changes as proactive: "requiring a cryptocurrency mining facility use to obtain a special use permit," Mr. Matt Steer told the commission during the public hearing presentation.
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