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Irving staff recommend denial for Grauwiler data-center CUP; P&Z backed waterless cooling condition
Summary
Planning staff recommended denial of a conditional-use permit for a proposed data-center campus at 2701 E. Grauwiler, citing concerns about external power routing and water use; the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval only if air-cooled/closed-loop cooling is required.
The council heard competing recommendations on Feb. 12 about a proposed data-center campus at 2701 East Grauwiler, where developers proposed three two-story data-center buildings and a substation. Planning staff recommended denial, citing uncertainty about off-site power routing, potential external utility impacts and other unknowns; the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended conditional approval only if the applicant commits to an air-cooled, closed-loop cooling system.
Planning staff noted the site's proximity to residential uses and the importance of transmission access to…
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