Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council narrows data-center options in I‑270 corridor zoning update, adopts ordinance after amendment
Summary
Hilliard City Council adopted ordinance 25‑17 revising zoning for the I‑270 corridor and voted to remove automatic allowances for standalone data centers, approving an amendment (option 3) that requires data centers to come forward as a zoning change or conditional use.
HILLIARD, Ohio — The Hilliard City Council adopted ordinance 25‑17 on July 14 to update zoning for properties in the I‑270 corridor, and during the meeting council amended the legislation to limit how data centers can be sited under the new rules.
Council voted to adopt the ordinance as amended after selecting an amendment that removed data centers as a secondary permitted use and instead required them to proceed through a zoning-change or conditional-use process (the council vote on the amendment passed 3‑?; the final ordinance passed by roll call as amended). The ordinance will take effect at the earliest date allowable by law.
City planning staff presented four options for treating data…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
