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Longview council amends zoning to require special-use review for data centers and cryptocurrency mining
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and debate, the Longview City Council adopted ordinance 3554 with changes that separate data centers from cryptocurrency mining and require a special-use review before either can be approved in industrial zones.
Longview City Council on March 13 adopted ordinance 3554 to amend the city's zoning code for data centers and cryptocurrency mining, voting to require special-use review before either type of facility could operate in zones where they might be allowed.
The council's action came after a public hearing that drew residents, business representatives and county officials, and months of work by planning staff and the planning commission. Planning staff recommended clarifying definitions for data centers and adding cryptocurrency mining to the Longview Municipal Code (LMC) use table; the planning commission had earlier recommended more restrictive language.
Why it matters: The ordinance changes how applicants seeking to open high-energy server facilities or cryptocurrency-mining operations are reviewed. Rather than treating all such uses as automatically permitted, the city will now require an additional public-review step'a special-use permit hearing'so council, neighbors and other agencies can examine…
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