Jones County work session narrows text amendment for data centers as moratorium expiration looms
County staff and commissioners reviewed a draft text amendment that creates three tiers of data centers with tiered setbacks, lot-size minimums, noise limits, water-use restrictions and decommissioning requirements; commissioners debated whether to extend a moratorium due to expire around Jan. 19 and agreed to seek legal guidance on notification requirements.
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Unidentified Speaker 1 opened a Jones County work session saying the meeting would focus on a text amendment to regulate data centers and asked participants to limit public cross-talk so the planning discussion could proceed. Speaker 3, who presented the draft, said the ordinance creates three categories—minor, major and campus—with conditional-use allowances tied to tier and zoning district.
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