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Council adopts text amendments to allow data centers in light industrial zones with standards
Summary
Following a public hearing, council approved ordinance 0725 to amend planning and zoning code text to permit and regulate data centers in the M-1 light industrial district and require site plan review and standards intended to limit noise, traffic and visual impacts.
The City of Waterville’s council voted Monday to adopt ordinance 0725, a text amendment to the planning and zoning code that adds data centers as a use in the M-1 (light industrial) zoning district and sets conditions and review standards for such projects.
The amendment establishes setbacks from residences, requires site-plan and engineering review, applies commercial-overlay standards for architecture and landscaping, and calls for traffic and civil engineering analysis as part of development proposals. Planning staff…
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