Plain City Council asks staff to draft conditional-use standards for potential data centers

Mar 5, 2026

Council heard a staff briefing that there are no active data-center applications in Plain City but that regional growth makes it prudent to draft conditional-use language, environmental protections and screening requirements; staff will draft definitions and take the proposal to planning and zoning in April.

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Staff presented a briefing on regional data-center growth and advised the Plain City Council to prepare local rules in advance. "We do not have anything on the table," said Miss Lupton (Staff member, S7), but she recommended treating projects case by case and preparing conditional-use standards covering height, screening, noise and environmental oversight.

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