Decatur staff outlines technical standards: water limits, acoustic modeling and ban on crypto mining
City staff told the Planning & Zoning Commission the overlay ordinance would require pre‑application review, acoustic modeling (ISO 9613 baseline plus annual studies), closed‑loop air or recycled water cooling only, and that cryptocurrency mining is explicitly excluded from the definition of a data center.
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City planning staff walked commissioners through technical standards the proposed overlay ordinance would impose on future data‑center developments, covering siting, water use, noise, safety and utility interconnection requirements.
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