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Lee County planning commission recommends Technology Overlay District to guide data centers and other tech projects
Summary
The Lee County Planning Commission voted to recommend a text amendment (petition 25PC79) creating a Technology Overlay District that would function like a special-use overlay, allow project-specific conditions, and signal the county—s openness to large technology facilities while preserving existing zoning and tax status.
The Lee County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a text amendment establishing a Technology Overlay District, petition 25PC79, and will forward the recommendation to the County Board for further action.
The overlay would not change underlying zoning or tax status but would operate like a special-use permit: applicants for large technology projects such as data centers or commercial-scale solar would petition for the overlay and, if granted, the county could attach project-specific conditions that would be enforceable.
Alice, Lee County zoning administrator, introduced the proposal and said, "Tonight, we're discussing the Technology Overlay District. I have sent you the proposed ordinance change, what the county is considering." She told the commission the intent is to make Lee County more competitive for industry that…
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