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Cannon Falls reviews draft ordinance to allow data centers under conditional use permits
Summary
At a July 21 joint work session, Cannon Falls officials reviewed a proposed text amendment to allow data centers as a conditional use (CUP) in I-2 zoning, with subsequent review via planned unit development (PUD) and annexation steps; no ordinance vote was taken.
Cannon Falls city council members and planning commissioners met in a joint work session Monday, July 21, to review a draft text amendment that would add “data centers” as a conditional use in the city’s I‑2 industrial zoning and enable later, site‑specific review through a planned unit development overlay.
The draft ordinance before the bodies would permit data centers subject to conditional use permitting, infrastructure review and specific mitigation measures. John (staff member) briefed the elected officials and planning commissioners: "So before us tonight ... there is a public hearing to discuss the text amendment" and said the draft is intended to give the city a framework to evaluate future projects rather than simply permit them outright.
The draft places data centers in the I‑2 zoning district and lists conditions that applicants would have to meet, including measures to control noise, light, air and water pollution and infrastructure assurances approved by the city engineer. Staff said those conditions are intentionally broad so the city can adapt to evolving technologies and to reserve…
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