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Board sends data‑center zoning change to planning commission after split vote; will consider joint hearing March 18

2426700 · February 18, 2025
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Summary

The board voted 4–3 to refer an ordinance change that would require conditional-use review for data centers in M-2 (heavy industrial) zoning. The change would leave data centers by right in the existing ICTP overlay (which currently has no mapped areas). The board authorized a joint Planning Commission/Board public hearing, anticipated March 18.

The Board of Supervisors voted 4–3 Feb. 18 to refer an ordinance amendment to the Planning Commission that would change data centers from a by‑right use to a conditional‑use permit (CUP) in the M‑2 (heavy industrial) zoning district and to participate in a joint public hearing anticipated March 18.

Why it matters: Data centers raise concerns about water use, noise, traffic and tax incentives while offering potential real-estate and personal-property tax revenue. A…

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