DeKalb Plan Commission unanimously backs text amendment to regulate data centers

Oct 7, 2026

The DeKalb County Plan Commission voted unanimously Oct. 7 to forward a favorable recommendation on petition 26-41, a Unified Development Ordinance text amendment that would permit tiered data centers in industrial zones while adding standards on water, noise, lighting and generators.

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The DeKalb County Plan Commission voted unanimously on Oct. 7 to recommend that the county commissioners adopt petition 26-41, a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that would allow three tiers of data centers in specified industrial districts and add site- and performance-standards.

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