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Vice chair of planning commission moves to ban data centers in Mason’s commercial and industrial zones; council sends text amendment to planning commission
Summary
After public comment raising concerns about large data‑center development and a cited $4.5 million state tax break for a data center, an unnamed vice chair of Mason’s Planning Commission moved that staff prepare a zoning text amendment to prohibit data centers in the city’s commercial and industrial zones; council approved sending the amendment to Planning Commission.
A resident’s concerns about data‑center growth prompted Mason City Council on April 13 to direct staff to draft a zoning text amendment that would prohibit data centers in commercial and industrial zones.
Lalitia Acharya, who identified herself as a Mason resident and a candidate for state representative, told council data centers have grown rapidly across Ohio and recommended that Mason adopt ‘‘more stringent rules and regulations’’ on their…
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