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Dalton reviews zoning text amendments for biohazard waste, data centers and an urban PUD option

Dalton Mayor and Council · February 3, 2026
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Summary

City staff presented first-reading text amendments to the unified zoning ordinance to add definitions and permitted uses for biohazard/biological/hazardous waste (with special-use review), allow data centers in M-2 industrial zones by right (staff said a drafting correction is needed), and create an Urban Planned Unit Development (UPUD) option to encourage infill with central green space.

At the Feb. 2 meeting the Dalton city staff presented proposed text amendments to the unified zoning ordinance intended to clarify where biohazard and hazardous-waste facilities could operate, define data centers, and add an Urban Planned Unit Development (UPUD) option for smaller infill projects.

Staff said definitions for biohazard, biological and hazardous waste would allow those uses with permitting limited to M-1…

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