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Commission approves zoning text amendment clarifying when data centers are permitted
Summary
The commission approved a text amendment to clarify the town's data-center provisions (definitions, private streets and minimum acreage/transmission-line criteria); commissioners emphasized that projects not meeting minimum thresholds would proceed via PUD review and scheduled a public community meeting on June 11.
The Town of Merrillville Plan Commission approved a text amendment to the town zoning ordinance to clarify standards for data centers, including definitions, the allowance of private streets, tree-height limits, and a minimum land-area threshold tied to proximity to high-voltage transmission lines.
Richard Anderson, a speaker representing the ordinance drafter, said the amendment "is a text…
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