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Wayne schedules public hearing to consider adding data centers to heavy-industry definition
Summary
The planning board edited the proposed heavy-industry definition to include data-processing centers as an example, debated placement and wording, and voted to schedule a public hearing for public comment on the revised definition.
The planning board reviewed a proposed revision to the land-use definition of "heavy industry" and whether the term should explicitly list data-processing centers (server farms) among examples that traditionally include manufacturing and resource-intensive facilities. "I would favor putting data processing centers at the end," said Genie as she proposed a small grammatical rearrangement to separate data centers from the phrasing "production of," which the board felt implied manufacturing rather than a service-type facility.
Board members discussed whether separate line items (for chemical labs, mining, extraction) should be added in the future, and noted Maine-level activity on the topic. After minor edits and confirmation that the change would require a public hearing and inclusion in the town's codified ordinance, a member moved to approve the wording changes and schedule a public hearing. The motion carried; the board asked staff to post notice and bring the item to the next meeting's public hearing docket.
