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DeKalb Commission pauses new data centers in unincorporated county while planning writes rules

5332914 · July 8, 2025
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The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on July 8 approved a substitute action to pause permitting and expansions for new data centers in the unincorporated county area while the planning department prepares a text amendment and public review of rules for data centers.

The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved a substitute motion July 8 to pause permitting of new data centers or expansions of existing data centers in the unincorporated parts of the county while the planning department develops formal zoning rules.

Commissioner Ted Terry introduced the item, saying that the county currently lacks a specific zoning definition and standards for data centers and that an open pause…

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