Planning Commission adopts draft data-center conditional-use rules after heated public reaction
Butler County’s Planning Commission voted 4-3 to recommend an amendment creating Data Center Conditional Use standards (Section 20, Article 7) after staff outlined technical submittal requirements and commissioners debated building height, notification radius, and CUP transferability; the item will go to the BOCC Sept. 29.
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Butler County legal counsel and staff presented a proposed amendment (Resolution PC 26-2) adding a Data Center Conditional Use (Section 20, Article 7) to the county zoning regulations. County Counselor Terry Huelskamp told the Commission the amendment is prospective and does not approve any specific data center: "No nondisclosure agreements have been executed by Butler County concerning a proposed data center," he said, adding the amendment would establish a clear, public, and legally structured process for evaluating future applications.
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