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Norton planners debate draft data-center zoning rules, seek clearer limits on water, power and noise
Summary
The Planning Commission reviewed a draft data-center zoning chapter and debated separate rules for small and large facilities, conditional-use negotiations, water-metering and closed-loop cooling, soundproofing for mechanical equipment, lighting limits and setbacks; staff will revise the draft and return for further review.
The City of Norton Planning Commission spent its meeting reviewing a draft zoning chapter for data centers and weighing how to treat small, ancillary facilities versus large, standalone centers.
Chair Dowling said he adapted sections from other jurisdictions and proposed separate definitions and standards for small and large data centers so the city can balance business-friendliness with protections for nearby residents. "I think the conditional use is a good tool for us right now," the zoning administrator said, arguing that conditional permissions allow site-specific mitigations…
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