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Northglenn council remands Section 36 area plan after debate over data centers
Summary
Councilors unanimously sent the Section 36 area plan back to the planning commission for further consideration of whether data centers should be listed as a preferred future use, citing concerns that doing so would function as a 'gateway' for developers.
City Council on May 11 voted to remand the proposed Section 36 area plan to the planning commission with direction to reconsider specific items, notably whether to list data centers as a preferred use.
Director of Planning and Development Becky Smith briefed council that the area plan is a sub-area amendment to the comprehensive plan and "establishes preferred land uses, goals, and policies for the site," but does not itself change zoning or approve development. Several council members warned that including data centers as a…
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