Commission votes to send proposal making large IT/data centers a conditional use to public hearing
The commission amended and approved a staff proposal to treat large information‑technology/data center facilities as conditional uses, limiting automatic approval and allowing case‑by‑case review of impacts (power, water, traffic); the motion set a public hearing and will focus conditional use in industrial zones (as amended).
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Commissioners discussed rising interest in large information‑technology and data‑center facilities and the potentially significant water and power demands those facilities can create. Staff noted the county’s current table allows such facilities in some zones without conditions and proposed making larger IT/data‑center projects a conditional use to ensure public review of impacts.
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