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Tippecanoe APC approves temporary data-center rules after public objections
Summary
The Area Plan Commission voted to advance a zoning amendment that creates definitions and limits for "data centers," adding a one-year sunset clause after residents raised concerns about water, light and electric impacts.
The Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission on Oct. 15 approved an amendment to the Unified Zoning Ordinance that defines “data centers” and “large data centers,” restricts large facilities to I-2 zoning with special-exception review and adds a one-year sunset clause for the change.
The ordinance committee initially recommended adding a one-year sunset to give staff time to write a fuller rule set. Staff opposed the sunset in their recommendation but the full commission voted to include the clause, citing the need for additional study.
The amendment creates two definitions: a data center as a facility of 10,000 square feet or less and a large data…
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