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Supervisors direct staff to draft limits on data‑center uses and to revise liaison policy
Summary
Staff will draft zoning language to constrain data‑center uses in the PBL district and return for public review; separately the board asked staff to tweak a proposed liaison policy so supervisors may satisfy liaison duties by meeting with advisory‑board chairs or staff rather than attending every meeting.
The board asked staff to draft ordinance language that more precisely defines data‑center uses in the PBL zoning district and imposes legally supportable constraints rather than relying on a catch‑all use category. Staff explained that an outright ban would risk legal challenge and recommended legally defensible parameter limits to minimize the likelihood of successful appeals.
On the policy side, a supervisor proposed modernizing liaison expectations so supervisors could interface directly with committee chairs or staff in lieu of attending every advisory‑board meeting. Board members discussed pros and cons — in‑person attendance as an important educational function weighed against efficiency gains — and asked staff to refine the draft and return it as an agenda item.
