Frederick County Council considers Critical Digital Infrastructure overlay, adopts several amendments
On Aug. 19, 2025, the Frederick County Council considered Bill 25-09 to establish a Critical Digital Infrastructure Overlay Zone and voted on a series of amendments; several amendments were adopted while others were rejected, changing criteria about siting, proximity to sensitive uses, and the overlay's relationship to natural resource land.
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The Frederick County Council on Aug. 19 took up Bill 25-09, which would create a Critical Digital Infrastructure Overlay Zone (CDI-OZ) intended to direct data center and related electric substation uses to industrial lands while minimizing impacts on nonindustrial neighbors. Council members debated and voted on a series of amendments that altered where and how the overlay could be applied.
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