Council approves DataBank phase‑2 site plan; defers Encore night‑work and demands mitigation plans
Dec 9, 2025
Council approved Ordinance 25‑054 to finalize DataBank’s second‑phase site plan for an approximately 100.2‑acre data center complex, while directing Encore to pursue a separate P&Z filing for any request to work 24/7 and requiring specific noise and light attenuation and return‑to‑natural‑state terms for temporary parking/laydown areas.
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The Red Oak City Council approved Ordinance 25‑054 to allow DataBank’s phase‑2 development — extending the data center campus and related infrastructure across roughly 100.2128 acres — but declined to grant a separate, immediate exception for contractor Encore to perform continuous around‑the‑clock construction without further review.
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