Commissioners press staff on noise rules and buffer maps for large data centers
Commissioners asked whether a proposed 300-foot buffer and noise mitigation plans (DBA limits and mechanical-equipment screening) are adequate and who would enforce limits. Staff emphasized reliance on the city's noise ordinance and building inspection staff and said further testing and enforcement planning is under way.
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Noise and vibration emerged as recurring concerns during the discussion of supplemental regulations. Planner Ernst said the draft would require that mechanical equipment and emergency generators be surrounded by a solid wall and that medium and large data centers provide a noise mitigation plan demonstrating compliance with existing DBA limits in the city noise ordinance.
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