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Board asks staff to research data centers and county attorney to prepare deferral language
Summary
Board members asked staff to return with research on what constitutes a data center, what sizes and impacts exist, and examples of other jurisdictions’ approaches; the county attorney will draft a deferral ordinance while research continues.
The board shifted to data centers late in the meeting. Speaker 1 opened the topic and asked whether the board preferred a ban, restrictions, or further research. Speaker 2 recommended staff return with definitions, size categories, examples and zoning approaches used by other jurisdictions before any code changes, saying: “My recommendation would be that we come back to the board with information about data centers.”
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