Staff tells Arvada council current code treats some telecom facilities as data centers; LDC update proposed
Aug 11, 2026
Staff said Arvada's Land Development Code currently contains a broad definition that can classify telecom central offices as data centers and that conditional/permitted zone rules lack explicit water, power and size limits; staff recommended code revisions alongside a moratorium.
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City staff told the Arvada City Council that the existing Land Development Code (LDC) contains a broad data-center definition that can capture telecommunications central offices and older facilities, and that the code lacks explicit rules for water use, energy demand and size.
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