The Baberton City Council voted to adopt Resolution 157 on Nov. 10, 2025, a temporary measure intended to limit large data‑center development while the city finalizes an updated development code. The motion to adopt, moved by Councilman Heideck and seconded by Mrs. Thompson, passed on a roll call vote in which council members recorded “yes.”

Dan Bogart, a resident who identified himself during public comment, said the proposed legislation failed to define what constitutes a data center and called the measure “totally asinine and completely anti‑business.” He said small server rooms in stores and private basements would technically meet broad definitions and that the ordinance’s lack of specificity “could capture businesses that are not the large facilities we’re talking about.” (Transcript: SEG 631–639, SEG 652–656.)

Councilman Heideck, who presented the resolution, said the city’s development code is already undergoing a multiyear overhaul and that council action now would be temporary. "If we were to do all the homework on this and then relay it to the consultants, that could delay that project another eight months," Heideck said, arguing that a short, repeal‑capable measure would allow the city to secure protections for neighbors while finishing the development code. "I believe it's best to get the development code by the end of the year, then have the chance to amend that," he said. (Transcript: SEG 750–776.)

Heideck and other council members described the resolution as a stopgap that could be repealed after the development code is finalized; supporters cited concerns about setbacks, heights and noise near residential areas. The motion to suspend the rule required by section 5.1 of the Baberton City Charter and adopt the resolution carried on a roll call that recorded affirmative votes from the attending council members. (Transcript: SEG 705–721, SEG 736–821.)

What happens next: the resolution is effective immediately under the emergency declaration adopted with it, and council members said the development‑code rewrite will be completed and returned to council for formal amendment or repeal of the temporary measure once consultants and staff finish the draft.

Provenance: discussion and public comment on the data‑center resolution appear starting with Dan Bogart’s remarks (SEG 631) and continue through the presentation, debate and roll‑call adoption (SEG 703–821).