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Committee forwards data-center zoning definition and special-use requirement to ZBA

5790068 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

The committee unanimously approved a placeholder text amendment to define "data center" in the county zoning ordinance and require a special-use permit in several zoning districts; additional technical standards will be considered later in the ZBA process.

The McLean County Land Use and Transportation Committee voted unanimously on Sept. 2, 2025 to forward a proposed text amendment that would define "data centers" in the county zoning ordinance and require a special-use permit for such facilities in agriculture, commercial, M1 and M2 districts. The committee described the vote as creating a permitting pathway and said more detailed use standards could be…

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