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Zoning commission backs Black Mountain data‑center amendment despite heavy neighborhood opposition
Summary
The Fort Worth Zoning Commission on April 8 recommended approval, 11–0, of a plan amendment to allow an electrical substation, taller buildings and data‑center parking ratios for Black Mountain’s campus after hours of public testimony citing pollution, water and grid concerns; approval included a required site plan and eight staff conditions and advances the matter to city council.
The Fort Worth Zoning Commission recommended approval on April 8 of an amendment to PD 14‑20 that would add an electrical substation, raise maximum building height to 70 feet and adopt data‑center parking ratios for a proposed Black Mountain data‑center campus. The motion passed 11–0 with an approval conditioned on a required site plan that addresses eight staff comments.
The request drew the meeting’s most sustained public opposition. Letita Wilburn, speaking for Echo Heights Stop Systems Environmental Coalition and the Fort Worth Environmental Coalition of Communities, said the project would put a large data center and an existing nearby landfill side‑by‑side and “enhance the pollution coming from the landfill,” arguing the city lacks policies and enforcement mechanisms for…
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