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DeKalb staff present draft data center zoning rules; commissioners ask for enforcement and GIS detail
Summary
Planning staff unveiled a draft text amendment to regulate data centers, proposing permitted locations, special land use permit requirements, height and sustainability incentives, noise and generator limits and decommissioning plans; commissioners asked for clearer enforcement mechanisms, GIS maps and separate energy/water sustainability metrics.
DeKalb County planning staff presented Nov. 1 a comprehensive draft text amendment that would establish land-use regulations for data centers, including where they can locate, mandatory application studies, architectural and screening standards, noise and generator testing limits, and sustainability incentives tied to building height.
Major proposals include permitting smaller data centers in office/industrial districts with a special land use permit (SLUP), a 500-foot buffer for heavy/light industrial uses from residential zoning (reduced to 300 feet…
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