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Planning staff asks to postpone proposed multi‑building data center rezoning and CUP after water and easement questions

Irving Planning and Zoning Commission · January 5, 2026
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Summary

Staff told the Planning & Zoning Commission that a proposed rezoning and conditional‑use permit for a three‑building co‑location data center at 2701 E. Grauwiler require more technical review — including water‑use and easement analysis — and recommended postponement to the Feb. 2 meeting. The applicant agreed.

Planning staff asked the Irving Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 5 to postpone two companion cases that would rezone 2701 East Grauwiler and approve a conditional‑use permit (CUP) for a multi‑tenant data center campus.

Ken Bloom, planning manager, said the applicant initially understated building square footage in the staff report; each building’s footprint should be about 256,000 square feet (two stories, not one), for a combined total near 768,000 square feet, and the maximum proposed height is 75 feet. Bloom said the project is…

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