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Council approves Hermosa Ranch Technology Campus North PAD amendment allowing slightly taller data‑center structures

5322236 · July 7, 2025
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Summary

The Avondale City Council unanimously approved a major planned area development amendment for the 239‑acre Hermosa Ranch Technology Campus North, adjusting building height limits for a planned data center and tying on‑ and off‑site improvements to specific parcels, including a $500,000 contribution for a traffic signal.

The Avondale City Council on July 7 adopted an amendment to the Hermosa Ranch Technology Campus North planned area development (PL 25‑0054), approving modest increases in permitted heights for equipment screening and elevator penthouses for a planned data‑center campus and clarifying the phasing and required on‑ and off‑site improvements.

City planners said the 239‑acre site at the southwest corner of Lower Buckeye Road and Avondale Boulevard — a former dairy farm rezoned to planned area development in 2024 — will include a commercial center (Parcel A) and the data center campus (Parcel B). The amendment raises the maximum building height from 50 to 52 feet, increases allowable parapet height from 5 to 9 feet above the maximum building height, and permits screening…

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