Committee weighs zoning, CUPs and developer agreements for data centers
Staff proposed directing large data centers to industrial zoning (I-1/I-2), using conditional-use permits and developer agreements for public-notice, monitoring, decommissioning and possible land recapture; committee members urged stronger language on emergency services, financial assurance and notification to cities/villages.
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County staff presented draft comprehensive-plan objectives to guide where data centers should be located and how they would be regulated. Staff recommended directing large-scale data centers toward I-1 or I-2 zoning districts where adequate electrical transmission, water, wastewater, telecommunications, transportation and emergency-service infrastructure exists or can be provided without disproportionate public cost.
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