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Kootenai County staff seek temporary moratorium on data centers to study zoning and water impacts
Summary
Community Development Director David Callahan asked county commissioners Feb. 13 to direct staff to prepare a countywide moratorium on data centers so planners can study conditional-use rules, water usage and zoning changes after a developer sought a rezoning for a potential data center.
Kootenai County Community Development Director David Callahan asked county commissioners on Feb. 13 to direct staff to draft a countywide moratorium on data centers so planners can study whether the county’s zoning and permitting rules should require additional review.
Callahan told Commissioners Eberline, Duncan and Metari that the county’s current code “allows a data center by right, meaning there's no additional review other than a building permit.” He said that concern, combined with developers’ recent interest in building large facilities, prompted his request for temporary authority to pause new approvals while staff drafts possible regulations.
Callahan described the potential scale and resource use…
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