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Staff outline data‑center rules for Glynn County, including 50‑acre minimum and screening requirements
Summary
Planning staff told the Glynn County Mainland Planning Commission on March 2 that the draft code treats data centers as permitted in industrial zones but adds design standards: 75-foot height limits, 50-foot setbacks, HVAC screening, and a proposed 50‑acre minimum site size that staff called the most limiting factor for siting.
Planning staff told the Glynn County Mainland Planning Commission on March 2 that the draft zoning code would treat data centers as permitted uses in certain industrial districts but add detailed design and siting standards, including a proposed minimum site size of 50 acres.
At the meeting a commissioner raised concerns about where data centers could be sited, the resource demands they impose (especially energy and water), and whether county rules should treat them as heavy…
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