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Ware County amends zoning code to regulate data centers and require closed-loop cooling
Summary
The commission approved amendments to Articles 3 and 7 of the Ware County zoning ordinance to define 'data center' (excluding cryptocurrency data centers), require closed-loop cooling systems, and allow noise/buffer standards and additional vegetative buffers when data centers adjoin residential properties.
Planning staff proposed text amendments to Articles 3 and 7 of the Ware County zoning ordinance to add definitions for a 'closed loop cooling system' and a 'data center,' to exclude cryptocurrency data centers from that definition, and to make data centers a conditional use in several industrial and agricultural zoning districts subject to noise and buffer requirements drawn from the county's cryptocurrency/data-mining…
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