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Council narrows where data centers may locate, sets 10,000 sq ft threshold
Summary
Ordinance 47-20-25 creates new definitions for 'data center' (≤10,000 sq ft) and 'large data center' (>10,000 sq ft), confines large centers to limited industrial zones by special exception and passed unanimously after council requested APC follow-up on energy and water use standards.
The council voted unanimously on Nov. 3 to adopt Ordinance 47-20-25, which adds definitions for “data center” and “large data center” to the Unified Zoning Ordinance and restricts where those uses are allowed. Under the ordinance, a data center is defined as total gross building area up to 10,000 square feet; facilities above that threshold would be treated as large data centers and require special exception review.
Housing director Chad Spitznagel and his team explained that…
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