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Denton planners outline noise, setback and power limits as city monitors data-center expansion
Summary
Staff told the Planning and Zoning Commission that Denton has two data centers and detailed zoning, noise and setback standards; the municipal utility said power, not water, is the limiting factor and ERCOT/PUCT rules for expansion (Batch 0) remain unsettled, with final guidance expected by July 10.
Angie Manglerus, the city's assistant planning director, told the Denton Planning and Zoning Commission on April 29 that the city currently has two approved data centers and clarified how the city's Development Code (DDC) treats modular and warehouse data centers.
The presentation explained that modular centers (pod-like, shipping-container systems) are SUP-only in many districts and that warehouse data centers are treated like industrial buildings, with MR and SC districts limiting warehouse centers to 55,000 square feet of gross floor area. "Any modular data center proposed in the city is subject to our use specific standards," Manglerus said, noting requirements for screening, landscaping and a 100-foot setback from adjacent residential zoning or uses.
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