Commission votes to seek one‑mile notice radius for data‑center overlay

Commissioners debated the appropriate notification radius for proposed data center overlays and considered the statutory baseline used for rezoning notices. Staff and consultant noted typical rezoning notice can be 300 feet under Arizona law, the draft overlay used a 0.5‑mile radius, and some residents urged a larger area be notified by mail. Commissioner Walker moved to increase mailed notice to a one‑mile radius "unless there's a conflict with legal issues," a motion seconded and carried by voice vote; the chair recorded the motion as passing.