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Statesville planning board backs conditional rezoning for Compass Data Centers after contested public hearing
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with concerns over noise, air quality and water and power demands, the Statesville Planning Board recommended approval of ZC25-13, a conditional rezoning for a large Compass Data Centers campus, contingent on annexation and offered conditions.
The Statesville Planning Board on Aug. 26 recommended approval of ZC25-13, a conditional rezoning and annexation request for a proposed Compass Data Centers campus on Stamey Farm Road, following a lengthy public hearing in which neighbors pressed officials on noise, air quality, fire risk and power and water demand.
Planning staff presented the request as a conditional rezoning to the City of Statesville Light Industrial Conditional Zoning (LICZ) district for roughly 350 acres made up of about eight parcels. Staff said the applicant offered conditions limiting uses to warehouses, public utilities, mini-storage and related accessory uses; agreed to perform a Traffic Impact Analysis; and offered expanded buffers (staff noted several adjacent parcels would see buffers increase from 30 to 50 feet). The staff packet included site plans showing five large campus buildings and…
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