Commissioners table data‑center UDO text amendment after staff presentation and public hearing
Oct 6, 2026
County staff presented a Unified Development Ordinance text amendment to regulate data centers ( setbacks, noise limits, cooling, generators, water use, decommissioning). After questions and public comments, commissioners voted to table the amendment so staff can refine language.
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County planning staff presented a draft text amendment on Oct. 5 to add specific rules for data processing facilities to the Unified Development Ordinance. The proposal would allow such facilities in the Highway Industrial district through a conditional-use rezoning and include standards intended to address size, setbacks, noise, vibration, generators, water and electrical capacity, landscape buffering, and decommissioning.
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