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Mesa council introduces data‑center zoning amendments; industry seeks clarifications
Summary
Mesa City Council voted July 1 to introduce zoning text amendments that restrict where new data centers may locate and set new development standards; industry representatives and the city sought more time and clarity about waivers, mechanical‑equipment screening and how existing projects will be treated.
Mesa City Council on July 1 introduced zoning text amendments that would limit where future data centers may locate, set new screening and distance requirements, and change how projects qualify as data centers.
The changes, listed as items 8A and 8B, were introduced for formal consideration July 8 after a unanimous council vote to advance the ordinance language. The city said the changes aim to protect existing residential areas while steering data centers to appropriate industrial districts.
The ordinance as drafted would allow data centers only in General Industrial (GI) and Heavy Industrial (HI) districts unless a property owner obtains a waiver. City counsel told the council that a waiver application must be filed within three years and, once granted and applied to the land,…
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