Planner outlines strict new rules for data centers in OR district
Planning staff presented proposed zoning text to define data centers (including crypto mining and server farms), limit them to the OR district on parcels of at least 25 acres, set height/setback limits, require landscaping and acoustical studies, and require water‑supply and groundwater analyses.
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Planning staff summarized the draft ordinance as a ‘‘comprehensive amendment’’ that creates a new regulatory framework for data centers, defining them to include cryptocurrency mining and server farms and limiting them to conditional use in the OR (office‑research) district.
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