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Cheatham County adopts data-center zoning rules after public comment; rural-resort amendments face public opposition
Summary
The Cheatham County Commission approved amendments to the county zoning resolution defining and classifying 'data centers' as extensive-impact facilities limited to industrial zones, following public comment urging industrial siting. Residents at the meeting also urged rejection of proposed 'rural resort' zoning amendments they say could allow spot development.
The Cheatham County Commission voted to add a definition of “data center” to the county zoning resolution and to classify data centers as an "extensive impact facility," a move commissioners said is intended to ensure such uses are sited in industrial districts rather than near homes.
Bill Herbert, an attorney who said he represents land-use and zoning clients and who identified himself during public comment, told the commission the resolution before the board is intended to place data centers in I-2 (heavy industrial) or I-3 (special industrial) districts. "Data centers are an industrial use that should only be allowed on industrially zoned property and not in our backyards," Herbert said, noting they require "massive amounts of power and associated…
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