Butler County to consider new data-center rules that would require CUPs and set setback, noise, water standards
The Butler County Board is scheduled to consider a large package of zoning rules on Oct. 27 that would add a new Data Center Regulation to the county code, require Conditional Use Permits in AG districts, and impose setbacks, noise and water-use reporting for data-center projects.
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The Butler County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to consider Resolution 26-40, a set of proposed data-center regulations, at its Oct. 27, 2026 meeting at 9 a.m. at 205 W. Central Ave., Fourth Floor in El Dorado. The Planning & Zoning Department is recommending the board adopt amendments to the zoning code (Article 7, Section 7-3, 7-301(20)) that would add a new Section 20 defining data-center classifications and site standards and require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in AG-40 and AG-80 zoning districts.
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