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Planning Commission approves CUP to formalize data center use at 1001 3rd Ave S
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use permit allowing a communications exchange (data center) to be treated as the primary use throughout the existing multi‑floor building at 1001 3rd Ave S; staff characterized the request as correcting permit history and recommended approval; vote was 6–0.
The Minneapolis Planning Commission on Dec. 8 approved a conditional use permit to recognize a communications exchange (data center) use throughout the 505,000‑square‑foot building at 1001 3rd Avenue South.
CPED planner Andrew Litzka told the commission that the structure — built in the late 1980s and issued a 1990 certificate of occupancy describing it as an office and computer complex — has historically contained a mix of offices and data equipment, and that staff found the six required CUP findings were met. "Staff finds that all of the required findings for a…
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