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Commission hears denial recommendation for proposed data center near E. Growwaller Road
Summary
Staff recommended denial of a rezoning and conditional use permit for a proposed data center at 2701 E. Growwaller Road, citing proximity to residential uses, visible transmission‑line routing along State Highway 183, and gateway‑character concerns despite applicant commitments to air‑chilled cooling and landscape buffers.
Planning staff on Feb. 2 told commissioners they recommend denial of a conditional‑use permit that would allow a data center at 2701 E. Growwaller Road.
Gina Costanza Grant of the Planning Department described the former Exela Technologies site and said the applicant proposes three large buildings (roughly 128,000 square feet each) and a power‑infrastructure area that could include a substation. Grant said the applicant has committed to an air‑chilled cooling system, which staff characterized as a substantially lower‑water option than water‑cooled systems (a one‑time fill…
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