Planning commission asks staff to clarify "data center" definition in county code
Jul 23, 2026
Jul 23, 2026
After commissioners raised concern that the existing code could be read to permit large server farms in commercial zones, the commission voted unanimously to direct staff to draft a clear definition of data centers and recommend code changes.
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Commissioners discussed a discrepancy in the county code that lists "data processing services" as permitted in some commercial zones and worried that the language could be read to allow large data centers unintentionally.
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