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West Richland council approves zoning change allowing data centers in light industrial and urban transition zones
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance O3-25 to permit data centers in Urban Transition and Light Industrial zone districts; staff said the use can bring significant tax revenue with limited additional city service demand, and the applicant owns substantial property north of Rupert Road.
The West Richland City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 18, 2025, to adopt Ordinance O3-25, a zoning-text amendment that allows data centers as a permitted use in the Urban Transition (UT) and Light Industrial (LI) zones.
Community Development Director Eric Menon Hall presented the staff report, describing the change as an amendment to the land-use matrix to permit data centers. “This amendment was applied for by Frank Tiggs LLC,” Menon Hall said, and he noted the applicant owns a substantial amount of property north of…
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