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Douglas County commissioners deny special-use permit for Rockhouse Road data center after heated public comment
Summary
After lengthy testimony from residents and county staff concerns about proximity to homes, environmental impacts and a proposed 5-acre substation, the Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to deny Big Power Developments' request for a large data center and electrical substation at 2250 Rockhouse Road.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to deny a special-use permit for a proposed data center and a five-acre electrical substation at 2250 Rockhouse Road.
Planning staff told the joint Planning and Zoning Board and commissioners that the applicant, Big Power Developments 5 LLC, seeks a data center exceeding 50,000 square feet and a new utility substation and that staff recommended denial because the project "may adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare," conflicts with the county's Unified Development Code and would harm adjacent residential neighborhoods and an on-site lake. Allison Duncan, planning and zoning manager,…
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