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Planning commission backs rezoning for proposed White Oak Technology Park after lengthy data center discussion
Summary
The Columbia County Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning to create the White Oak Technology Park, a multi-site data center project, after staff presentations and developer testimony that addressed water use, phasing, noise and lighting concerns.
The Columbia County Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a rezoning to create the White Oak Technology Park, a large multi-parcel data center development that applicants said could include multiple 250,000-square-foot buildings and supporting power infrastructure.
The commission made the recommendation after staff described the project and after representatives for the Development Authority of Columbia County and the property owners answered commissioners’ questions about water use, traffic, job counts and operational impacts.
The project would rezone roughly 1,900 acres to S1 (Special) to permit an Auto/Technology Park-type development. Planning staff described the…
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