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Jonesborough board approves first reading of ordinance limiting data centers near substations
Summary
On first reading the board approved rules that would keep large data centers at least 1,500 feet from homes, set noise limits (55 dB day; 45 dB night) and require acoustical and vibration studies and annual reports; staff said locating in M-2 zones would still be possible but applicants could be required to build power infrastructure.
The Town of Jonesborough on March 16 approved on first reading an ordinance intended to limit where data centers and high-power computing operations can locate inside town limits and set operating standards for noise, vibration and reporting.
Mayor Kelly Wolfe and town staff said the ordinance responds to a previous, disruptive installation in the county and aims to protect residential neighborhoods near the town’s substations. The ordinance sets a minimum separation of 1,500 feet between such facilities and residences, daytime…
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