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Residents urge Farmington to restrict data centers, seek zoning and design standards
Summary
Multiple residents used the moved citizen comment period to press the council to remove data centers from permitted uses, create design standards and buffer requirements, and to question nondisclosure agreements and tax-incentive deals; speakers cited water, air and power-grid concerns and noted a coalition lawsuit and a public meeting Jan. 20.
Several Farmington residents used the public-comment period at the Dec. 15 council meeting to urge the city to tighten zoning and design standards for proposed hyperscale data centers.
During the comments, Nancy Arstead asked the council to remove data centers from the city’s permitted-use categories and to begin work on design standards and buffering requirements, saying "These large high impact industrial plants don't belong in permitted UC zoning" and describing a lack of standards for building scale, mechanical equipment…
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