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Lebanon council pauses final action on ordinance that would redefine 'data center' after developers object
Summary
At a city council meeting, staff presented ordinance 257224 to define "data center" and make it a conditional use in Light Industrial zoning. Developer representatives said the change would remove entitlements for a proposed Sullivan's Road project and asked for delay and more study; councilors asked for a work session before any final vote.
Lebanon City Council held a first reading of ordinance 257224, a citywide zoning code amendment to define “data center” and to make data centers a conditional use in the Light Industrial District. Developers with a proposed Sullivan’s Road project urged councilors to delay the change, saying it would remove an existing entitlement for their site and could end the project.
Byron Gill, representing the developers, told the council his clients have a 46-acre site under contract on Sullivan’s Road and asked for time to “explore for everybody” and to present more information. John Tarver, of Tarver Properties, said project partners had been operating “under the clear understanding that this property was zoned for our use,” and urged…
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