Edgecombe County OKs UDO change to allow data centers, requires engineered 60 dBA limit at property line

Nov 3, 2025

The Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 3 to amend the county’s Unified Development Ordinance to add data centers and crypto‑mining operations in M‑2 zones with new development standards, including a requirement that projects be engineered not to exceed 60 dBA at the property line.

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The Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 3, 2025 to adopt a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that adds data centers and crypto‑mining operations as permissible uses in the county’s General Industrial (M‑2) zoning district, subject to new development standards and verification requirements.

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