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San Marcos council asks staff to map what development code already requires before adding new rules for large facilities
Summary
Councilmembers debated language to address large-scale facilities including data centers and directed staff to report which development- and building-code sections already address energy, water, noise and other impacts, with a deliverable for the Feb. 17 strategic-plan packet.
San Marcos City Council on Tuesday debated whether to add new strategic-plan language or changes to the land development code to address environmental impacts from large‑scale facilities, including data centers, and directed city staff to report back on existing code provisions.
Councilmember Rodriguez started the section by proposing that the plan “establish clear mitigation requirements for any large scale facilities, including data centers,” naming energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, noise and landscape impacts as areas of concern. Planning…
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