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Council committee unveils first draft zoning rules for data centers; sets extra review steps
Summary
City planning staff released a first draft zoning amendment that would allow data centers only in limited manufacturing districts by special exception and require plans for noise, air emissions, energy and water use, plus a community engagement meeting before approvals.
Chris Delphs, director of Community Planning and Economic Development, presented a first-draft zoning text amendment aimed at data centers, saying staff worked with the solicitor, outside land-use counsel and regional planners to accelerate a traditionally deliberative process. "Formulating zoning code was designed to be deliberative," Delphs said, and the draft will proceed through required government reviews and public hearings. The nut graf: The draft would prohibit data centers in most districts and allow them only in Central Manufacturing and Suburban Manufacturing districts by special exception through the zoning hearing board. It adds standards and submission requirements covering noise mitigation plans, air quality…
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