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Commission directs staff to add accessory buildings to screening rules and discusses data center definition

Balcones Heights Planning & Zoning Commission · February 24, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners asked staff to add accessory buildings and permanent containers into the screening provisions of the city code and discussed adding a definition for data centers, with members raising infrastructure concerns and staff agreeing to draft definitions and return with options.

The Planning & Zoning Commission directed staff to include accessory buildings and permanent storage containers in the city’s screening requirements and discussed adding a municipal definition of "data centers" to the zoning code.

Staff told commissioners that outdoor storage and mechanical equipment are already subject to screening but accessory buildings — including permanent…

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