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Council previews ordinance to restrict large data centers to industrial zones, leaves definition subject to revision
Summary
Ordinance 47-2025 would define large data centers as 10,000 sq ft or larger and limit them to industrial (I‑2) zones while allowing smaller data centers in commercial zones; councilors asked about height limits (50 feet in I‑2), utility impacts and whether the 10,000 sq ft threshold should be revised.
City planning staff reviewed Ordinance 47-2025 on Oct. 30, which separates "regular" data centers (under 10,000 square feet) and "large" data centers (10,000 square feet and above), limits large facilities to industrial zones (with the large-data-center use as a special exception in I‑2), and retains regular data-center uses in many commercial zone types.
Chad explained the ordinance committee drafted the threshold…
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