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Campbell County board keeps temporary restrictions on data centers, orders 120‑day review
Summary
After hours of public testimony, the Campbell County Board of Supervisors voted 4–3 to keep data centers subject to a special‑use review for 120 days so staff can review the JLARC study and draft clearer code language, preserving the board’s ability to impose site‑specific conditions while it studies long‑term options.
The Campbell County Board of Supervisors voted to keep data centers under a temporary special‑use review for an additional 120 days, directing staff to review the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) report and return with recommendations.
The substitute motion, offered by Chair Tom Lawton and approved by a 4–3 roll call, preserves the emergency ordinance adopted in December while the board examines whether data centers should remain a by‑right use with additional conditions or remain subject to special‑use permitting. Lawton said the extension would give the board “time to review the JLARC study from 12/09/2024, take into account community comments, and…
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