Planning commission votes to send proposed data‑center zoning amendment back to ordinance committee

The Planning Commission voted to send a proposed text amendment regarding data‑processing facilities back to the ordinance committee for further consideration. A commissioner moved to refer the draft to the ordinance committee with additional supervisors involved; the motion was seconded and approved by the commission.

Zoning Administrator (speaker) summarized the options before the commission and recommended tabling substantive action until commissioners could visit operational data centers and review public comments. "My recommendation is that you table this matter and put it on the agenda for next month after going on these field trips," the administrator said. Commissioners discussed whether to reconvene the ordinance committee or bring the draft to the full commission after additional review; one commissioner said sending it back to the ordinance committee would allow supervisors and committee members to reassess the proposed language.

The commission's action was procedural: it sent the draft back to the ordinance committee for amendment and further review rather than voting on specific ordinance language. The zoning administrator said he will present the commission's direction to the Board of Supervisors and work to convene the ordinance committee in the near future. The commission did not adopt any ordinance text at this meeting and deferred final deliberation to a later date.